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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ush•er /ˈʌʃɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- an official doorkeeper, such as in a courtroom.
- a male attendant of a bridegroom at a wedding.
v. - to act as an usher (to): [~ + object]She ushered them to their seats.[no object]He got his brother to usher at the wedding.
- to precede or herald: [~ + in + object]ushering in a new age of prosperity.[~ + object + in]to usher prosperity in.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ush•er (ush′ər),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- British Termsa subordinate teacher or an assistant in a school.
v.t. - to act as an usher to;
lead, introduce, or conduct:She ushered them to their seats. - to attend or bring at the coming or beginning;
precede or herald (usually fol. by in):to usher in the new theater season.
v.i. - to act as an usher:He ushered at the banquet.
- Vulgar Latin *ustiārius, equivalent. to Latin ōsti(um) door + -ārius -ary; see -er2
- Anglo-French usser, Old French (h)uissier doorman, officer of justice
- Middle English uscher doorkeeper 1350–1400
- Biographical James. See Ussher, James.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: usher /ˈʌʃə/ n - an official who shows people to their seats, as in a church or theatre
- a person who acts as doorkeeper, esp in a court of law
- (in England) a minor official charged with maintaining order in a court of law
- an officer responsible for preceding persons of rank in a procession or introducing strangers at formal functions
- Brit obsolete a teacher
vb (transitive)- to conduct or escort, esp in a courteous or obsequious way
- (usually followed by in) to be a precursor or herald (of)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French huissier doorkeeper, from Vulgar Latin ustiārius (unattested), from Latin ostium door Ussh•er (ush′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical James, 1581–1656, Irish prelate and scholar.
Also, Usher. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Usher /ˈʌʃə/ n - a variant spelling of (James) Ussher
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Ussher, Usher /ˈʌʃə/ n - James. 1581–1656, Irish prelate and scholar. His system of biblical chronology, which dated the creation at 4004 bc, was for long accepted
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