ユーザーyuuzaa
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- nounuser
- Synonym利用者りようしゃNeutralNeutral term for a user of facilities or services; works for both public facilities and IT services, as in 「アプリの利用者」, while 「ユーザー」 is mostly IT and product talk.
- Synonym使用者しようしゃNeutralA user, but also an employer; in labor law it specifically means the employer, a sense unrelated to 「ユーザー」.
- Synonym使い手つかいてNeutralA user, but more often a master of some skill, as in 「剣の使い手」; 「ユーザー」 only covers people who use products or services.
- Antonym提供者ていきょうしゃWrittenWritten/formal term for the provider, as in 「サービス提供者」; it stands opposite 「ユーザー」 in the sense of supplying versus using a service.
Use 「ユーザー」 for users of IT products, software or services, as in 「ユーザー登録」. 「利用者」 also covers users of facilities and services; 「使用者」 can mean an employer; 「使い手」 often means a skilled master; 「提供者」 is the opposite, the provider.
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