Cannot access table without public.table name. Is there a way to get rid of public?

Question

I have a table named user in PostgreSQL which cannot be accessed until I specify the fully qualified name public.user.
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Answer 1

Let me guess, it works if you use:

SELECT * FROM "user";

But if you try: SELECT * FROM user; it returns your current username?

Answer 2

USER is a reserved word in both Postgres and standard SQL. Do not use as a table name.