Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser. · A person who uses drugs, especially illegal drugs. · A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account. · Clipping of username.
From Middle English usere, equivalent to use + -er. Cognate with Scots usar, uiser (“user”).
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