User
/ˈjuː.zər/noun
A person who uses or operates something.
Did you know?“User” ultimately descends from Latin uti, meaning “to use” or “to enjoy,” whose participial form usus also gave English the word “usage.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁ews-
“A reconstructed root associated with using or enjoying; its exact form and development remain debated.”
Classical Latin
Latin
uti
“To use, employ, or enjoy.”
Classical Latin
Latin
usus
“Use, employment, practice, or experience.”
12th Century
Old French
user
“To use, make use of, or consume.”
14th Century
Middle English
usen
“To employ, practice, or make habitual use of.”
15th–16th Century
English
user
“One who uses something; formed with use plus the agent suffix -er.”
Modern English
English
user
“A person who uses or operates something.”