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usher

1

[ uhsh-er ]

noun

  1. a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
  2. a person acting as an official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber.
  3. a male attendant of a bridegroom at a wedding.
  4. an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers or to walk before a person of rank.
  5. British Archaic. a subordinate teacher or an assistant in a school.


verb (used with object)

  1. to act as an usher to; lead, introduce, or conduct:

    She ushered them to their seats.

  2. to attend or bring at the coming or beginning; precede or herald (usually followed by in ):

    to usher in the new theater season.

verb (used without object)

  1. to act as an usher:

    He ushered at the banquet.

Usher

2

[ uhsh-er ]

noun

  1. James. Ussher, James.

usher

1

/ ˈʌʃə /

noun

  1. an official who shows people to their seats, as in a church or theatre
  2. a person who acts as doorkeeper, esp in a court of law
  3. (in England) a minor official charged with maintaining order in a court of law
  4. an officer responsible for preceding persons of rank in a procession or introducing strangers at formal functions
  5. obsolete.
    a teacher
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to conduct or escort, esp in a courteous or obsequious way
  2. usually foll by in to be a precursor or herald (of)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usher

2

/ ˈʌʃə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of (James) Ussher
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of usher1

1350–1400; Middle English uscher doorkeeper < Anglo-French usser, Old French ( h ) uissier doorman, officer of justice < Vulgar Latin *ܲپܲ, equivalent to Latin ōپ ( um ) door + -ary; -er 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of usher1

C14: from Old French huissier doorkeeper, from Vulgar Latin ܲپܲ (unattested), from Latin ostium door
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