Definitions of USHER [ˈʌʃ ər]
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1. (n.) usher
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
2. usher
an official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom .
3. usher
a male attendant of a bridegroom at a wedding .
4. usher
an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers or to walk before a person of rank .
5. usher
Archaic. an assistant teacher .
6. (v.t.) usher
to act as an usher to.
7. usher
to precede or herald (usu. fol. by in ).
8. (v.i.) usher
to act as an usher .
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME uscher doorkeeper < AF usser, OF (h)uissier doorman < L ōsti(um) door +-ārius -ary ; see -er 2 )
Definition of 'USHER'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) Ussher, James Ussher, Usher, James Usher
Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
2. (noun) usher, doorkeeper
an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
3. (verb) usher, guide
someone employed to conduct others
4. (verb) usher, show
take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
"The usher showed us to our seats"
Definition of 'USHER'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun) USHER
an officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank . Also, one who escorts persons to seats in a church, theater, etc
2. (noun) USHER
an under teacher, or assistant master, in a school
3. (verb) USHER
to introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth; as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to usher a visitor into the room
Sense: a person who shows people to their seats in a theatre etc .
Afrikaans: deurwagter
Arabic: حاجِب، مُرْشِد
Bulgarian: разпоредител
Brazilian: porteiro
Czech: uvaděč, -ka
German: der/die Platzanweiser(in)
Danish: billetkontrollør
Greek: ταξιθέτης
Spanish: acomodador; acomodadora
Estonian: kohanäitaja
Farsi: راهنما
Finnish: paikannäyttäjä
French: placeur; ouvreuse
Hebrew: סַדרָן, סַדרָנִית
Hindi: ले जाना, जगह पर पहुंचाना
Croatian: razvođač publike
Hungarian: jegyszedő
Indonesian: penjaga pintu
Icelandic: sætavísa
Italian: maschera
Japanese: 案内係
Korean: 안내원
Lithuanian: tvarkdarys, kapeldineris
Latvian: vietu ierādītājs
Malay: penunjuk tempat duduk
Dutch: plaatsaanwijzer
Norwegian: plassanviser, dørvakt
Polish: bileter, bileterka
Persian: راهنما
Pashto: هغه سړى چې په كليسا، محكم
Portuguese: porteiro
Romanian: plasator
Russian: билетёр
Slovak: uvádzač, -ka
Slovenian: biljeter
Serbian: razvodnik
Swedish: vaktmästare, platsanvisar
Thai: พนักงานเดินตั๋ว
Turkish: yer gösterici, teşrifatçı
Taiwanese: 帶位員,接待員
Ukrainian: білетер
Urdu: حاجب، نقيب
Vietnamese: người dẫn chỗ trong nhà h
Chinese: 引座员,招待员
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