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. — Zaghawa
Меня проводили до моего места. — Hellerick
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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)
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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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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