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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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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Over the years, however, not everyone has applauded the changes that Armani ushered into Hollywood.
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Noun
To enforce the rule, ushers roam the aisles with flashlights and threaten to remove anyone not in compliance.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Rothenberg posted that play had resumed on Center Court without video or scoreboards in the grandstand, and with ushers using their fingers to relay the score to spectators.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
By confidently embracing change, HR leaders can usher their teams into a future where human values and innovative capabilities work in harmony.
—Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Over the years, however, not everyone has applauded the changes that Armani ushered into Hollywood.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Usher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usher. Accessed 15 Sep. 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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