usher

ush·er  (shr)

n.

1. One who is employed to escort people to their seats, as in a theater, church, or stadium.

2. A man who attends a bridal party at a wedding.

3. One who serves as official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber.

4. An official whose duty is to make introductions between unacquainted persons or to precede persons of rank in a procession.

5. Archaic An assistant teacher in a school.

v. ush·ered, ush·er·ing, ush·ers

v.tr.

1. To serve as an usher to; escort.

2. To lead or conduct. See Synonyms at guide.

3. To precede and introduce; inaugurate: a celebration to usher in the new century.

v.intr.

To serve as an usher: ushered every Sunday at church.

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[Middle English, doorkeeper, from Anglo-Norman usser, from Vulgar Latin *stirius, from Latin stirius, from stium, door; see s- in Indo-European roots.]

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usher

Noun

1. an official who shows people to their seats, as in a church

2. a person who acts as doorkeeper in a court of law

Verb

1. to conduct or escort

2. (foll. by in)to happen immediately before something or cause it to happen; herald: the French Revolution ushered in a new age [Old French huissier doorkeeper]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Usher - Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) James Usher, James Ussher, Ussher
	2.	usher - an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber doorkeeper functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
	3.	usher - someone employed to conduct others   guide escort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someone usherette - a female usher
Verb	1.	usher - take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" show lead, guide, take, conduct, direct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" marshal - lead ceremoniously, as in a procession

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usher

verb 1. escort, lead, direct, guide, conduct, pilot, steer, show

noun 2. attendant, guide, doorman, usherette, escort, doorkeeper

usher something in introduce, launch, bring in, precede, initiate, herald, pave the way for, ring in, open the door to, inaugurate

Translations

usher [ˈʌʃəʳ] n (at wedding) → ujier m;

(in cinema etc) → acomodador m

vt to usher sb in (into room) → hacer pasar a algn;

it ushered in a new era (fig) → inició una nueva era

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usher [ˈʌʃəʳ] n → placeur m

vt to usher sb in → faire entrer qn

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usher [ˈʌʃəʳ] n (at wedding) → Platzanweiser m

vt to usher sb in → jdn hineinführen

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usher [ˈʌʃəʳ] n → usciere m;

(in cinema) → maschera

vt to usher sb in → far entrare qn

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usher

n usher [ˈaʃə]

a person who shows people to their seats in a theatre etc. deurwagter حاجِب، مُرْشِد разпоредител uvaděč, -ka billetkontrollør der/die Platzanweiser(in) ταξιθέτης acomodador; acomodadora kohanäitaja راهنما paikannäyttäjä placeur; ouvreuse סַדרָן, סַדרָנִית ले जाना, जगह पर पहुंचाना razvođač publike jegyszedő sætavísa maschera 案内係 tvarkdarys, kapeldineris vietu ierādītājs penunjuk tempat duduk plaatsaanwijzer plassanviser, dørvakt bileter, bileterka porteiro plasator билетёр uvádzač, -ka biljeter razvodnik vaktmästare, platsanvisare พนักงานที่นำไปยังที่นั่ง yer gösterici, teşrifatçı 引座員 білетер حاجب، نقيب người dẫn chỗ trong nhà hát 引座员

v

to lead, escort The waiter ushered him to a table. inlei يَقودُ، يُرشِدُ съпровождам uvést vise führen (καθ)οδηγώ, συνοδεύω hacer pasar, acomodar juhatama راهنمایی کردن ohjata conduire jusqu'à לְהוֹבִיל ले जाना, जगह पर पहुंचाना uvesti, dovesti bevezet vísa/fylgja til sætis/borðs accompagnare 案内する palydėti ievest; aizvest; pavadīt menunjukkan tempat duduk begeleiden vise på plass, geleide zaprowadzić acompanhar a conduce (până la) провожать uviesť peljati do razvoditi ledsaga, föra, visa นำทาง yer göstermek 領(人到座位上) проводити, супроводжувати رہ نمائي کرنا، لے جانا đưa dẫn, hộ tống 领（人到座位上）