usher
1 Americannoun
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a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
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a person acting as an official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber.
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a male attendant of a bridegroom at a wedding.
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an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers or to walk before a person of rank.
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British Archaic. a subordinate teacher or an assistant in a school.
verb (used with object)
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to act as an usher to; lead, introduce, or conduct.
She ushered them to their seats.
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to attend or bring at the coming or beginning; precede or herald (usually followed byin ).
to usher in the new theater season.
verb (used without object)
noun
noun
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an official who shows people to their seats, as in a church or theatre
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a person who acts as doorkeeper, esp in a court of law
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(in England) a minor official charged with maintaining order in a court of law
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an officer responsible for preceding persons of rank in a procession or introducing strangers at formal functions
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obsolete a teacher
verb
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to conduct or escort, esp in a courteous or obsequious way
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(usually foll by in) to be a precursor or herald (of)
noun
Other Word Forms
- underusher noun
- unushered adjective
- ushership noun
Etymology
Origin of usher
1350–1400; Middle English uscher doorkeeper < Anglo-French usser, Old French ( h ) uissier doorman, officer of justice < Vulgar Latin *ustiārius, equivalent to Latin ōsti ( um ) door + -ārius -ary; -er 2
Example Sentences
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Yet for all the unease over AI coming for white-collar jobs in software and beyond, investors may in some cases reward companies for newfound efficiencies ushered in by the technology.
From MarketWatch
The risk is that AI could destroy many more jobs in the short run than it creates, ushering in a period of mass unemployment that’s not addressable by normal means.
From MarketWatch
The debate is a natural byproduct of the hype around AI that has ushered in an era of magical thinking.
Thirty years ago, a game named Resident Evil ushered in the survival horror genre - a blend of nerve-shredding tension, elaborate puzzles, and intricate inventory management.
From BBC
Through all of that, he gently brought inflation down and ushered in the Great Moderation.
From Barron's
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