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ush·er
(ŭsh′ər)n.
1. One who is employed to escort people to their seats, as in a theater, church, or stadium.
2. One who greets guests at a wedding and escorts them to their seats.
3. One who serves as official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber.
4. An official whose duty is to make introductions between unacquainted persons or to precede persons of rank in a procession.
5. Archaic An assistant teacher in a school.
v. ush·ered, ush·er·ing, ush·ers
v. tr.
1. To serve as an usher to; escort.
2. To lead or conduct: The host ushered us into the living room. See Synonyms at guide.
3. To precede and introduce; inaugurate: a celebration to usher in the new century.
v. intr.
To serve as an usher: ushered every Sunday at church.
[Middle English, doorkeeper, from Anglo-Norman usser, from Vulgar Latin *ūstiārius, from Latin ōstiārius, from ōstium, door; see ōs- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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usher
(ˈʌʃə)n
1. (Professions) an official who shows people to their seats, as in a church or theatre
2. (Law) a person who acts as doorkeeper, esp in a court of law
3. (Professions) a person who acts as doorkeeper, esp in a court of law
4. (Law) (in England) a minor official charged with maintaining order in a court of law
5. (Professions) (in England) a minor official charged with maintaining order in a court of law
6. (Professions) an officer responsible for preceding persons of rank in a procession or introducing strangers at formal functions
7. (Education) obsolete Brit a teacher
8. (Professions) obsolete Brit a teacher
vb (tr)
9. to conduct or escort, esp in a courteous or obsequious way
10. (usually foll by in) to be a precursor or herald (of)
[C14: from Old French huissier doorkeeper, from Vulgar Latin ustiārius (unattested), from Latin ostium door]
Usher
(ˈʌʃə)n
(Biography) a variant spelling of (James) Ussher
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ush•er
(ˈʌʃ ər)n.
1. a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
2. an official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom.
3. a male attendant of a bridegroom at a wedding.
4. an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers or to walk before a person of rank.
5. Archaic. an assistant teacher.
v.t. 6. to act as an usher to.
7. to precede or herald (usu. fol. by in).
v.i. 8. to act as an usher.
[1350–1400; Middle English uscher doorkeeper < Anglo-French usser, Old French (h)uissier doorman < Latin ōsti(um) door + -ārius -ary; see -er2]
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usher
Past participle: ushered
Gerund: ushering
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| Noun | 1. | Usher - Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) |
| 2. |  usher - an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamberfunctionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office | |
| 3. |  usher - someone employed to conduct others escort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someone usherette - a female usher | |
| Verb | 1. |  usher - take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"lead, guide, take, conduct, direct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" marshal - lead ceremoniously, as in a procession |
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usher
noun
usher something in introduce, launch, bring in, precede, initiate, herald, pave the way for, ring in, open the door to, inaugurate a unique opportunity to usher in a new era of stability in Europe
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usher
nounverbphrasal verb
usher in
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Translations
حاجِب، مُرْشِديَقودُ، يُرشِدُ
-kauvaděčuvést
billetkontrollørvise
jegyszedõ
sætavísavísa/fylgja til sætis/borîs
kapeldineristvarkdarys
aizvestievestpavadītvietu ierādītājs
lanterninha
uvádzač
teşrifatçıyer göstericiyer göstermek
usher
[ˈʌʃəʳ]A. N (in court etc) → ujier mf; (in theatre, cinema etc) → acomodador(a) m/f; (at public meeting etc) → guardia mf de sala, encargado/a m/f del orden
B. VT to usher sb into a room → hacer pasar a algn a un cuarto
to usher sb to the door; usher sb out → acompañar a algn a la puerta
to usher sb out [+ unwanted individual] → hacer salir a algn
to usher sb to the door; usher sb out → acompañar a algn a la puerta
to usher sb out [+ unwanted individual] → hacer salir a algn
usher in VT + ADV [+ person] → hacer pasar a (Theat etc) → acomodar a, conducir su sitio
I was ushered in by the butler → el mayordomo me hizo pasar
it ushered in a new reign → anunció un nuevo reinado, marcó el comienzo de un nuevo reinado
summer was ushered in by storms → el verano empezó con tormentas
I was ushered in by the butler → el mayordomo me hizo pasar
it ushered in a new reign → anunció un nuevo reinado, marcó el comienzo de un nuevo reinado
summer was ushered in by storms → el verano empezó con tormentas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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usher
n (Theat, at wedding etc) → Platzanweiser(in) m(f); (Jur) → Gerichtsdiener(in) m(f)
vt to usher somebody into a room/to his seat → jdn in ein Zimmer/zu seinem Sitz bringen or geleiten (geh); the drunk was discreetly ushered out (of the hall) → der Betrunkene wurde unauffällig (aus dem Saal) hinauskomplimentiert
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usher
[ˈʌʃəʳ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
usher
(ˈaʃə) – feminine ˌusheˈrette (-ˈret) – noun a person who shows people to their seats in a theatre etc.
verb to lead, escort. The waiter ushered him to a table.
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