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    usher
    /ˈʌʃə/

    noun

    • 1. a person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding.
    • 2. an assistant teacher. archaic

    verb

    • 1. show or guide (someone) somewhere: "a waiter ushered me to a table"
    • 2. cause or mark the start of something new: "the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUSHER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Usher can be a verb meaning to show someone where they should go, or a noun meaning a man who does that. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and usage of usher with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › usherUsher Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the noun and verb meanings of usher, a word that can refer to a doorkeeper, an escort, or an introducer. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of usher.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUSHER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go: She ushered us into her office and offered us coffee. Officials quickly ushered the protesters out of the hall. Synonym. show. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUSHER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of usher as a verb and a noun, with synonyms and usage examples. Find out the origin, pronunciation and frequency of usher in British and American English.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › usherUSHER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc. a person acting as an official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber. a male attendant of a bridegroom at a wedding. an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers or to walk before a person of rank.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › usher_2usher verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    usher (rather formal) to politely take or show somebody where they should go, especially within a building: She ushered her guests to their seats. direct (rather formal) to tell or show somebody how to get somewhere or where to go: A young woman directed them to the station. Patterns

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › usherUsher - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    An usher is someone with the job of helping people find their seats. At the movies, ushers take your tickets and tell you where to go. At some theaters and sports venues, the ushers might actually take you to your seat — they usher you there.