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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Contraction of use and the suffix -er.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
user

Plural
users

user (plural users)

  1. One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer.
  2. A person who uses drugs, especially illegal drugs.
  3. (computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.
  4. (pejorative) An exploiter, an abusive user (a person who uses something or someone unfairly, selfishly and/or unethically).

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  • (one that unfairly takes advantage of or exploits): parasite

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin usare.

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[edit] Verb

user

  1. to wear
    Trois kilomètres à pied, ça use les souliers.
  2. to use
    Ne m'obligez pas à user de la force.

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ūser

  1. our, belonging to us