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| ush·er [ úshər ] |
noun (plural ush·ers) |
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1. somebody who seats people: somebody who escorts people to their seats in a place such as a theater or church
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2. doorkeeper: somebody who tends the door of a court, hall, or chamber
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3. officer walking before somebody of rank: an officer who walks in front of people of rank in a procession or who introduces strangers at formal events
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verb (past and past participle ush·ered, present participle ush·er·ing, 3rd person present singular ush·ers) |
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1. transitive verb escort or seat somebody: to escort somebody to or from a place or seat
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2. intransitive verb act as usher: to act as an usher
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| [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman usser< Latin ostarius "door-keeper" < ostium "door"] |
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