 Among hackers, the word "luser" takes on a broad meaning, referring to any normal user (in other words, not a "guru"), with the implication the person is also a loser.The term is partially interchangeable with the hacker term "lamer".It can also signify a layman with only user account privileges, as opposed to a power user or administrator, who has knowledge of, and access to, superuser accounts; for example, an end luser who cannot be trusted with a root account for system administration.