noun
Refers to a person who uses a product, service, or facility. Often used in technical, legal, or business contexts.
このソフトウェアの使用者は、利用規約に同意する必要があります。
Users of this software must agree to the terms of service.
新製品の使用者から多
We received a lot of positive feedback from users of the new product.
noun
Less common; refers to a person or entity that employs someone. More frequently expressed as 雇用主 or 雇い主 in modern Japanese.
使用者は労働者に安全な作業環境を提供する義務がある。
Employers have a duty to provide a safe working environment for workers.
雇用主 is the standard word for 'employer'. 使用者 in the employer sense is rarer and more formal, often seen in legal or labor contexts.
Compound of 使用 (しよう, 'use') and 者 (しゃ, 'person'). The kanji 使 means 'use' or 'employ', 用 means 'utilize', and 者 means 'person'. The word follows a standard Sino-Japanese pattern for forming agent nouns.