Word Study
user
CIDE DICTIONARY
user, n.
- One who uses. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Enjoyment of property; use. Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
user, n.
1 a person who uses (esp. a particular commodity or service, or a computer).
2 colloq. a drug addict.
3 Law the continued use or enjoyment of a right etc.
1 a person who uses (esp. a particular commodity or service, or a computer).
2 colloq. a drug addict.
3 Law the continued use or enjoyment of a right etc.
Idiom
right of user Law
1 a right to use.
2 a presumptive right arising from the user. user-friendly esp. Computing (of a machine or system) designed to be easy to use.
1 a right to use.
2 a presumptive right arising from the user. user-friendly esp. Computing (of a machine or system) designed to be easy to use.
THESAURUS
user
LSD user, acidhead, addict, alcoholic, buyer, chain smoker, cocaine sniffer, cokie, consumer, cubehead, dipsomaniac, dope fiend, doper, droit du seigneur, drug abuser, drug addict, drug user, drunkard, employer, enjoyer, enjoyment of property, fiend, freak, glue sniffer, habitual, head, heavy smoker, hophead, hype, imperfect usufruct, junkie, marijuana smoker, methhead, narcotics addict, operator, owner, perfect usufruct, pillhead, pothead, purchaser, right of use, snowbird, speed freak, tripper, usufructFor further exploring for "user" in Webster Dictionary Online