as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well
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Recent Examples of user
In just a matter of days, the TikTok video has generated over 2,000 comments as internet users lauded Osmin's dog-washing hack.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Doing that would attract more users and greatly reduce costs of having to operate two separate streamers.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Created for anime discussions in which users share anonymous posts, the forum has become an outlet for wider discourse, including political discussions.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The company has also tried to limit unsolicited messages for users under 18, preventing teen profiles from being public or widely recommended.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Doing that would attract more users and greatly reduce costs of having to operate two separate streamers.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Created for anime discussions in which users share anonymous posts, the forum has become an outlet for wider discourse, including political discussions.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The company has also tried to limit unsolicited messages for users under 18, preventing teen profiles from being public or widely recommended.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for user
Noun
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In a City Council meeting last week, Boston Public Health Commissioner Bisola Ojikutu said the city distributes 81,112 on average per month to drug addicts.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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People don’t realize that being an addict is an everyday struggle and a common one.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Man, just what a freak, freak deal.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Cue the mayhem, as the boys dash through the snow in a stranger’s car, run around London and freak out as a pack of wolves surround them in the woods.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cherry breaks a Champagne flute on her own head and runs out of the gallery, screaming that Laura attacked her.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fowler's character, Randall, gets involved in the group of true crime enthusiasts when he's promoted to the position of head doorman at the Arconia after Lester's death.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/user. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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