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
Examples of usher in a Sentence
Verb
He ushered them to their seats.
A nurse ushered us into the hospital room.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Bar Kupershtein The 23-year-old from Holon, central Israel, was taken during the Nova Festival while working as an usher and served as a combat soldier in the IDF.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
The Origins team ultimately discover the proper course justice needs to take, but are prevented from ushering it forth.
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Noun
About half of the Executive Mansion’s team of housekeepers, ushers, valets and butlers are currently working.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Bar Kupershtein The 23-year-old from Holon, central Israel, was taken during the Nova Festival while working as an usher and served as a combat soldier in the IDF.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
This introductory portion is entirely on-rails, ushering Samus room to room for small incursions while serving as a basic tutorial for her combat abilities and Morph Ball rolling.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
The Origins team ultimately discover the proper course justice needs to take, but are prevented from ushering it forth.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Usher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usher. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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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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