utilizatoarea

Utilizatoarea is the feminine singular definite form of the Romanian noun utilizator, meaning the female user. It refers to a person who uses a product, service, or system, with the gender specified when relevant. The masculine counterpart is utilizator (indefinite) or utilizatorul (definite). The term is common in IT, digital services, and consumer electronics contexts.

Etymology and grammar: utilizator is formed from the stem utiliz- (to utilize, to use) with the agent suffix -ator. The feminine form for the common noun is utilizatoare, and the definite form used in running text is utilizatoarea. In plural, masculine is utilizatori, feminine is utilizatoare, with the definite plural utilizatoarele.

Usage: The gendered form is used when the gender of the user is important or specified, as in documentation, user interfaces, or legal texts. In many contexts, Romanian also accepts the masculine generic form to refer to users in a non-gendered sense. Example sentences include: Utilizatoarea poate reseta parola. or Utilizatoarea aplicației poate accesa setările.

See also: utilizator, utilizare, utilizare (to utilize), Romanian gendered noun formation.