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 Definitions of USHER  [ˈʌʃ ər]  

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Definition of 'USHER' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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 -er2)

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


Translation of 'USHER' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a person who shows people to their seats in a theatre etc.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: deurwagter Arabic flag Arabic: حاجِب، مُرْشِد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: разпоредител
Brazilian flag Brazilian: porteiro Czech flag Czech: uvaděč, -ka German flag German: der/die Platzanweiser(in)
Danish flag Danish: billetkontrollør Greek flag Greek: ταξιθέτης Spanish flag Spanish: acomodador; acomodadora
Estonian flag Estonian: kohanäitaja Farsi flag Farsi: راهنما Finnish flag Finnish: paikannäyttäjä
French flag French: placeur; ouvreuse Hebrew flag Hebrew: סַדרָן, סַדרָנִית Hindi flag Hindi: ले जाना, जगह पर पहुंचाना
Croatian flag Croatian: razvođač publike Hungarian flag Hungarian: jegyszedő Indonesian flag Indonesian: penjaga pintu
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sætavísa Italian flag Italian: maschera Japanese flag Japanese: 案内係
Korean flag Korean: 안내원 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: tvarkdarys, kapeldineris Latvian flag Latvian: vietu ierādītājs
Malay flag Malay: penunjuk tempat duduk Dutch flag Dutch: plaatsaanwijzer Norwegian flag Norwegian: plassanviser, dørvakt
Polish flag Polish: bileter, bileterka Persian flag Persian: راهنما Pashto flag Pashto: هغه سړى چې په كليسا، محكم
Portuguese flag Portuguese: porteiro Romanian flag Romanian: plasator Russian flag Russian: билетёр
Slovak flag Slovak: uvádzač, -ka Slovenian flag Slovenian: biljeter Serbian flag Serbian: razvodnik
Swedish flag Swedish: vaktmästare, platsanvisar Thai flag Thai: พนักงานเดินตั๋ว Turkish flag Turkish: yer gösterici, teşrifatçı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 帶位員,接待員 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: білетер Urdu flag Urdu: حاجب، نقيب
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: người dẫn chỗ trong nhà h Chinese flag Chinese: 引座员,招待员

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