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
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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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Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
For some, the day may have involved one final trip to the top of Mount Davis, one last visit with a favorite usher, or a final hot dog from a favorite concession stand.
—Shane Lantz, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
His cousin, Christine Ortiz, had ushered him back into civilian life by taking him to a Dodgers game, but Gonzalez wasn’t quite ready for it.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Mexican folk music would be played at the stadium, and the Dodgers even hired more Spanish-speaking ushers to accommodate the influx of new Hispanic fans.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
For some, the day may have involved one final trip to the top of Mount Davis, one last visit with a favorite usher, or a final hot dog from a favorite concession stand.
—Shane Lantz, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
Verb
In short, a model of dialogue and consensus ushered the country out of dictatorship.
—Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
His cousin, Christine Ortiz, had ushered him back into civilian life by taking him to a Dodgers game, but Gonzalez wasn’t quite ready for it.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Usher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usher. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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