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user

 
 
/ˈjuːzər/ noun [C]

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› someone who uses a product, machine, or service: The popular portable email device has over 10 million users worldwide.computer/internet users Internet users have been shaken by security breaches in online banking. heavy/light users of the service → See also end user, lead user, multiuser
(Definition of user noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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