User
['juːzə] or ['juzɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something.
Edited by Bertram--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who uses.
(n.) Enjoyment of property; use.
Checker: Wayne
Examples
- The user inserted the nozzle in the liquid, drew it into the pump, and then ejected it on the flames. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The user was expected to sprinkle the liquid over the fire just as salt is sprinkled from a saltcellar over meat. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Thus we have three arts: one of use, another of invention, a third of imitation; and the user furnishes the rule to the two others. Plato. The Republic.
- Isn't it fairer to look at them both as opportunities, which may be used either stupidly or intelligently, according to the capacity of the user? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- There is thus a heavy toll reckoned against the user, and the creditor is relentless in demanding payment. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The efficiency obtained through the operation of electrical appliances soon becomes evident to the user. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In addition, the user is not confined to the laundry, but is free to seek the coolest part of the house, the only requisite being an electrical connection. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It is possible that, in the case of iron, the first users were nomadic. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There were 9,990 users of the electric light, 443,074 incandescent lamps, and 7,353 arc lights. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Other big users are railroads, banks, mail-order houses, and city, state and government offices. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The early breech-loaders had been discarded, as it was not known how to make the breech gas-tight, and the explosions rendered the guns more dangerous to their users than to the enemy. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Small Users not Overlooked. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Men with wooden legs ride horseback, are expert users of the bicycle, and have even performed feats on the tight rope. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- To illustrate: the dating attachment enabled users to apply the addressograph to their statement work. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Editor: Miriam