usher in English dictionary

  • usher

    Meanings and definitions of "usher"

    • A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
    • A male escort at a wedding.
    • A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
    • To guide people to their seats.
    • To accompany or escort (someone).
    • (figuratively) To precede; to act as a forerunner or herald.
    • noun
      A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
    • noun
      A male escort at a wedding.
    • noun
      A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
    • noun
      (dated)
      An underteacher, or assistant master, in a school.
    • noun
      (dated)
      A pejorative sobriquet for any schoolteacher.
    • verb
      To guide people to their seats.
    • verb
      To accompany or escort (someone).
    • verb
      (figuratively)
      To precede; to act as a forerunner or herald.
    • verb
      (figuratively, transitive)
      to lead or guide somewhere
    • person who escorts people to their seats
    • male escort at a wedding
    • doorkeeper in a courtroom
    • to guide people to their seats
    • to accompany or escort
    • to precede; to act as a forerunner or herald
    • To go or travel in the company of someone.
    • noun
      an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
    • noun
      someone employed to conduct others
    • verb
      take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"

    Synonyms of "usher" in English dictionary

    escort, hierarch, official are the top synonyms of "usher" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of usher

    • usher ( third-person singular simple present ushers, present participle ushering, simple past and past participle ushered)
    • usher ( plural  ushers)
    • usher (plural ushers)
    • usher (third-person singular simple present ushers, present participle ushering, simple past and past participle ushered)
  • Usher

    Meanings and definitions of "usher"

    • noun
      Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)

    Synonyms of "usher" in English dictionary

    Ussher, James Ussher, James Usher are the top synonyms of "usher" in the English thesaurus.

  • USHER

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