usher
usher
Definition
usher (us̸h′ər)
noun
- an official doorkeeper
- a person whose duty it is to show people to their seats in a theater, church, etc.
- a person whose official duty is to precede someone of rank, as in a procession, or to introduce unacquainted persons at a formal function
- any of the groom's attendants at a wedding whose duties include showing guests to their seats and escorting the bridesmaids
- Obsolete in Great Britain, an assistant teacher in a boys' school
Etymology: ME ussher < OFr uissier < L ostiarius, doorkeeper: see ostiary
transitive verb
- to act as an usher to; escort or conduct (others) to seats, etc.
- to precede, or be a forerunner of: often with in
usher
Synonyms
usher
n.
usher
Synonyms
usher
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- tell: If you can't find them tell the usher.
- tip: Top of page 12: In my country we tip theater ushers.
- ask: If you don't know where they are ask the ushers we can point you in the direction.
- help: This helped usher in the era of cheap, mass travel.
Noun used with modifier
- gentleman: George Cavendish was gentleman usher to the famous Wolsey, and his brother, William, was the founder of the Dukedom of Devonshire.
- cinema: The employe, who sells the ticket, serves the popcorn, the cinema usher, cleaners, and all the ancillary service providers.
- court: There was some applause, which angered the court usher who started shouting.
- theater: Top of page 12: In my country we tip theater ushers.
Preposition: into
- presence: He was ushered into the presence of an elderly man of quiet, unobtrusive aspect.
- hall: After a quick drink at the bar, we were ushered into the hall and found our seats.
- room: Then I was ushered into a large dining room.
Modifying Another Word
- quickly: I offered to show them to childrens, but their parents quickly ushered them by for some reason.
- finally: He was finally ushered back by Henry VIII and then once more exiled by his daughter Mary when she inherited the throne.
- away: Any nearby players should be ushered away by the Referee.
Preposition: in
- era: Japan is thus ready to usher in a new era with a full Defense Ministry.
- reign: The Eden trespass ushered in the reign of sin.
- generation: The bottom line: Mario returns to usher in the next generation of 3D platformers.
- age: God was about to usher in a new, golden age, eternity was about to break through.
- period: In their prophesy this Sun ushered in a period of great Earth changes.
- wave: Of course, the great revolt of December 1995 ushered in a wave of social movements which brought the Socialists back into power.
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