end user

American  

Or end-user

noun

1. the ultimate user for whom a machine, as a computer, or product, as a computer program, is designed.

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end user British  

noun

1. 1. (in international trading) the person, organization, or nation that will be the ultimate recipient of goods, esp such as arms or advanced technology

   2. ( as modifier )

      an end-user certificate

2. computing the ultimate destination, such as a program or operator, of information that is being transferred within a system

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Etymology

Origin of end user

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Another point he made, on a post-earnings-report conference call with analysts, is that software will actually be a big end user of AI.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

“It makes the search experience better for the end user at the end of the day.”

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

Even a substantial printer can be carried in a shipping container and taken much closer to the end user.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

The bank has said it was Synapse’s job to “keep accurate ledgers to track individual end user funds.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

For example, an author could give away the right to suppress unauthorized copies just so long as the end user agreed not to create a commercial offshoot.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam