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- DictionaryUsh·er/ˈəSHər/
noun
- 1. a person who shows people to their seats, especially in a theater or at a wedding.
- 2. an assistant teacher. archaic
verb
- 1. show or guide (someone) somewhere: "a waiter ushered me to a table"
- 2. cause or mark the start of something new: "the railroads ushered in an era of cheap mass travel"
The meaning of USHER is an officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, or chamber. How to use usher in a sentence.
to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go: She ushered us into her office and offered us coffee. Officials quickly ushered the protesters out of the hall. Synonym. show. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way. accompanied by someone/something.
to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go: She ushered us into her office and offered us coffee. Officials quickly ushered the protesters out of the hall. Synonym. show. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way.
noun. a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc. a person acting as an official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber. a male attendant of a bridegroom at a wedding. an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers or to walk before a person of rank.
usher (rather formal) to politely take or show somebody where they should go, especially within a building: She ushered her guests to their seats. direct (rather formal) to tell or show somebody how to get somewhere or where to go: A young woman directed them to the station. Patterns
An usher is someone with the job of helping people find their seats. At the movies, ushers take your tickets and tell you where to go. At some theaters and sports venues, the ushers might actually take you to your seat — they usher you there.
4 days ago · usher in British English. (ˈʌʃə ) noun. 1. an official who shows people to their seats, as in a church or theatre. 2. a person who acts as doorkeeper, esp in a court of law. 3. (in England) a minor official charged with maintaining order in a court of law.
