The word "使用者" is formed by first combining the characters 使 (shǐ), meaning "to use" or "employ", and 用 (yòng), meaning "to use" or "apply", into the compound verb "使用", which means "to use". Then, the suffix 者 (zhě), which indicates a person who performs an action, is attached to create "使用者", literally meaning "the one who uses" or "user".