usher
A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seatsA person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
» I was ushered to my seat.
Ich wurde an meinen Platz geführt.
Меня проводили до моего места.
Meaning
5 sensesA person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
Platzanweiser
капельдинерkapelʹdiner
A male escort at a wedding.
ша́ферšáfer
A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
Gerichtsdiener
приставpristav
(dated, derogatory)Any schoolteacher.
(obsolete)An assistant to a head teacher or schoolteacher; an assistant teacher.
- someone employed to conduct others
- an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
- Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
Examples
35 sentencesI was ushered to my seat.
ruМеня проводили до моего места.
deIch wurde an meinen Platz geführt.
Tom ushered Mary into his office.
This theater needs to hire more ushers.
The usher showed Tom to his seat.
We had three ushers at our wedding.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English ussher, uscher, usscher, from Anglo-Norman usser and Old French ussierFrom Middle English ussher, uscher, usscher, from Anglo-Norman usser and Old French ussier, uissier (“porter, doorman”) (compare French huissier), from Vulgar Latin *ustiārius (“doorkeeper”), from Latin ōstiārius, from ōstium (“door”). Akin to ōs (“mouth”). Probably a doublet of ostiary and huissier.
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Forms
plural: ushersSynonyms
7 synonyms- someone employed to conduct others:guide
- an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber:doorkeeper
- Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656):UssherJames UssherJames Usher