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
ushered; ushering
ˈə-sh(ə-)riŋ 
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
: to serve as an usher
usher at a wedding
Synonyms
Examples of usher in a Sentence
Verb
He ushered them to their seats.
A nurse ushered us into the hospital room.
Recent Examples on the Web
Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The ushers officially unionized in April 2023 after a majority expressed support in a National Labor Relations Board election.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Esposito steps into the role of White House chief usher A.B. Wynter and joins a cast that includes Aduba, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Al Mitchell, Dan Perrault, Bronson Pinchot Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Mary Wiseman.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
More than once, an usher reprimanded a show-goer for filming the stage with their iPhone.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024
Musk’s announcement could mark an important milestone for Neuralink’s efforts to usher potentially life-transforming technology out of the lab and into the real world.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
The union is attempting to represent a broad swath of roles — including ushers, cooks, bartenders, janitors and others — at the sprawling, 19-theater location, situated on the same campus as the Universal Studios theme park.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024
Early success in the first human trial of the brain chip technology could mark an important milestone for Neuralink’s efforts to usher potentially life-transforming technology — especially for people unable to move or communicate — out of the lab and into the real world.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024
But unlike the 1950s or even the 1980s, when state policies swooped in to help usher the Mo i Rana economy into a new era, some fear that this time, Norway’s national government may not come through.
—Ana Swanson Thomas Ekström, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
This song, to me, just ushers you into His presence.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
The pro players ushered their cute kids onto the green in their adorable signature white caddy uniforms.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Season 7 would be its last, tasking them with not only ushering the show into a new era, but also to a satisfying ending.
—Lauren Piester, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
On Thursday, the three girls, charged as juveniles with second-degree murder, were ushered before a judge in D.C.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
For the past few years, a who’s who of directors, cinematographers, studio execs and exhibitors have been quietly ushered into an unmarked room at the famed Glen Glenn Sound facility in Los Angeles.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Security is tight, and a guard ushers me inside a first set of doors, and then a second.
—Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2024
Piccioli was also the driving force behind Pugh’s sheer nipple-baring pink gown that broke the Internet in July 2022 and ushered the brand from its iconic red era into the pink era it's been enjoying for the past several years.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Noun
Through the figure of the usher, Schwartz chides himself for being so invested in his parents’ story, even though this overinvestment is what inspired the story in the first place.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The ushers officially unionized in April 2023 after a majority expressed support in a National Labor Relations Board election.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Esposito steps into the role of White House chief usher A.B. Wynter and joins a cast that includes Aduba, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Al Mitchell, Dan Perrault, Bronson Pinchot Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Mary Wiseman.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
More than once, an usher reprimanded a show-goer for filming the stage with their iPhone.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024
Musk’s announcement could mark an important milestone for Neuralink’s efforts to usher potentially life-transforming technology out of the lab and into the real world.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
The union is attempting to represent a broad swath of roles — including ushers, cooks, bartenders, janitors and others — at the sprawling, 19-theater location, situated on the same campus as the Universal Studios theme park.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024
Early success in the first human trial of the brain chip technology could mark an important milestone for Neuralink’s efforts to usher potentially life-transforming technology — especially for people unable to move or communicate — out of the lab and into the real world.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024
But unlike the 1950s or even the 1980s, when state policies swooped in to help usher the Mo i Rana economy into a new era, some fear that this time, Norway’s national government may not come through.
—Ana Swanson Thomas Ekström, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
Verb
As the mother of three left, Carvajal recognized the other mom and ushered her in.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
This song, to me, just ushers you into His presence.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
The pro players ushered their cute kids onto the green in their adorable signature white caddy uniforms.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Season 7 would be its last, tasking them with not only ushering the show into a new era, but also to a satisfying ending.
—Lauren Piester, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
On Thursday, the three girls, charged as juveniles with second-degree murder, were ushered before a judge in D.C.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
For the past few years, a who’s who of directors, cinematographers, studio execs and exhibitors have been quietly ushered into an unmarked room at the famed Glen Glenn Sound facility in Los Angeles.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Security is tight, and a guard ushers me inside a first set of doors, and then a second.
—Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2024
Piccioli was also the driving force behind Pugh’s sheer nipple-baring pink gown that broke the Internet in July 2022 and ushered the brand from its iconic red era into the pink era it's been enjoying for the past several years.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
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usher
1 of 2 noun
ush·er
ˈəsh-ər
: a person who leads other persons to seats (as in a theater or at a wedding)
usher
2 of 2 verb
ushered; ushering
ˈəsh-(ə-)riŋ
1
: to lead to a place
2
: to cause to enter : introduce
usher in a new era
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