usherverb [ T usually + adv/prep ]
uk/ˈʌʃ.ər/us/ˈʌʃ.ɚ/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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
- accompany
- bring
- bring sb/sth along
- chaperone
- come
- come along
- convoy
- direct
- docent
- drop
- guide
- lead 1
- refer sb to sth/sb
- see sb off
- shepherd
- show sb around (sth)
- show sb over sth
- steer
- usherette
- walk
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Phrasal verb(s)
usher sth in
ushernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʌʃ.ər/us/ˈʌʃ.ɚ/a man who shows people where they should sit, especially at a formal event such as a wedding or at a theatre or cinema
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
- accompany
- bring
- bring sb/sth along
- chaperone
- come
- come along
- convoy
- direct
- docent
- drop
- guide
- lead 1
- refer sb to sth/sb
- see sb off
- shepherd
- show sb around (sth)
- show sb over sth
- steer
- usherette
- walk
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Cinema & theatre: people who work in cinemas & theatres