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What (who) is usher - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Usher (disambiguation)
usher
¦ noun
1. a person who shows people to their seats in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding.
2. Brit. a person employed to walk before a person of high rank on special occasions.
3. an official in a law court who swears in jurors and witnesses and keeps order.
4. archaic an assistant teacher.
¦ verb
1. show or guide somewhere.
2. (usher something in) cause or mark the start of something new.
Origin
ME (denoting a doorkeeper): from Anglo-Norman Fr. usser, from med. L. ustiarius, from L. ostiarius, from ostium 'door'.
usher
v.
1) (d; tr.) to usher into (they ushered the guests into a large waiting room)
2) (d; tr.) to usher out of
3) (d; tr.) to usher to (we were ushered to our seats)
usher
(ushers, ushering, ushered)
1.
If you usher someone somewhere, you show them where they should go, often by going with them. (FORMAL)
I ushered him into the office...
They were quickly ushered away.
VERB: V n prep/adv, V n prep/adv
2.
An usher is a person who shows people where to sit, for example at a wedding or at a concert.
He did part-time work as an usher in a theatre.
N-COUNT
3.
An usher is a person who organizes people who are attending a law court in Britain.
N-COUNT
Wikipedia
Usher
Usher may refer to:
Several jobs which originally involved directing people and ensuring people are in the correct place:
- Usher (occupation)
- Church usher
- Wedding usher, one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony
- Field usher, a military rank
- Usher of Justice, a judicial official in some countries
- Usher of the Black Rod, a parliamentary official in the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand
- Gentleman Usher, a category of royal official in the United Kingdom
- White House Chief Usher
- Usher (Switzerland), a largely ceremonial function in Swiss federal, cantonal, and local governments
Examples of use of usher
1. Usher, Patti LaBelle and the O‘Jays are expected to perform.
2. The system was to usher cold air into the region.
3. "I don‘t think most people understand it," Usher said.
4. Then the Democrats have a very good shot,‘‘ Usher said.
5. The tour starts on April 1' at Usher Hall, Edinburgh.