usher
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noun \ˈə-shər\Definition of USHER
1
a : an officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, or chamber b : an officer who walks before a person of rank c : one who escorts persons to their seats (as in a theater)
2
archaic : an assistant teacher
See Origin of USHER
Middle English ussher, from Anglo-French ussier, usscher, from Vulgar Latin *ustiarius doorkeeper, from Latin ostium, ustium door, mouth of a river — more at ostium
First Known Use: 13th century
2usher
verbush·eredush·er·ing \ˈə-sh(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of USHER
transitive verb
1
: to conduct to a place
2
: to precede as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger
3
: to cause to enter : introduce <a new theory ushered into the world>
intransitive verb
: to serve as an usher <usher at a wedding>
Examples of USHER
- He ushered them to their seats.
- A nurse ushered us into the hospital room.
First Known Use of USHER
1588
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