1
a
: an officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, or chamber
b
: an officer who walks before a person of rank
c
: one who escorts persons to their seats (as in a theater)
2
archaic
: an assistant teacher
ushered; ushering
ˈə-sh(ə-)riŋ 
1
: to conduct to a place
2
: to precede as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger
3
: to cause to enter : introduce
a new theory ushered into the world
: to serve as an usher
usher at a wedding
Examples of usher in a Sentence
Verb
He ushered them to their seats.
A nurse ushered us into the hospital room.
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Anna Russell, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Cordelia Cupp arrives at the White House tasked with solving whether chief usher A.B. Wynter (an impactful Giancarlo Esposito who stepped in for the late Andre Braugher) killed himself or was murdered during a state dinner.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
Reporters were let in one by one and given a few minutes and then ushered out so others could join in.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Throughout the run, the cast has frequently had to pause, lights on, as ushers rush to attend to a viewer who has lost consciousness.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Cordelia Cupp arrives at the White House tasked with solving whether chief usher A.B. Wynter (an impactful Giancarlo Esposito who stepped in for the late Andre Braugher) killed himself or was murdered during a state dinner.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
After 130 years of ushering guests through the Art Deco revolving doors, it’s just completed a massive six-year renovation.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
Reporters were let in one by one and given a few minutes and then ushered out so others could join in.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Usher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usher. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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usher
1 of 2 noun
ush·er
ˈəsh-ər
: a person who leads other persons to seats (as in a theater or at a wedding)
usher
2 of 2 verb
ushered; ushering
ˈəsh-(ə-)riŋ
1
: to lead to a place
2
: to cause to enter : introduce
usher in a new era
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