Meanings
nounsuperuser (plural superusers)
plural superusers
- computingA user with complete access to the operating system and its configuration.
Synonyms: admin, administrator, god, goddess, op, operator, root, su
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA user with complete access to the operating system and its configuration.
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Englishuser
- Englishsuperuser
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 超級用戶 /超级用户
- 超級用戶 /超级用户 (chāojí yònghù)user with complete access to an operating system
Esperanto ĉefuzanto
- ĉefuzantouser with complete access to an operating system
Estonian peakasutaja
- peakasutajauser with complete access to an operating system
Finnish pääkäyttäjä
- pääkäyttäjäuser with complete access to an operating system
French super-utilisateur, administrateur
- super-utilisateuruser with complete access to an operating system
- administrateuruser with complete access to an operating system
- rootuser with complete access to an operating system
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with superuser
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APA
superuser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superuser
MLA
“superuser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superuser. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superuser,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superuser.
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