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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"
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
2 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.
usher. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ush‧er1 /ˈʌʃə $ -ər/ verb [ transitive always + adverb/preposition] to help someone to get from one place to another, especially by showing them the way usher somebody into/to something He ushered her into the room. usher somebody in She stood back and ushered him in. see thesaurus ...
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.
to show someone where to go or sit: She ushered me into her office. Phrasal verbs. usher in sth. noun [ C ] uk / ˈʌʃə r/ us. someone who shows people where to sit in a theatre or at a formal event. (Definition of usher from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of usher. in Chinese (Traditional) 引導, 引領, 把…引往…
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.
