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   usher

   /ˈʌʃə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding.
   • ▪ an official in a law court whose duties include swearing in jurors and witnesses and keeping order.
   • ▪ a person employed to walk before a person of high rank on special occasions. British
   • 2. an assistant teacher. archaic

   verb

   • 1. show or guide (someone) somewhere: "a waiter ushered me to a table"
   • 2. cause or mark the start of something new: "the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a doorkeeper): from Anglo-Norman French usser, from medieval Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiarius, from ostium ‘door’.

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   What does a Usher Do?

   • The usher showed us to front-row seats. That doesn't include those who we ushered off the course. It also ushered them to a deeper level of engagement. The band ushered in a new wave of punk, known as post-punk. Opportunities include everything from taking tickets or serving as an usher to handling visitor information.

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   What does a Usher do at a movie theater?

   • He's called an usher. You most often see ushers at movie theaters and weddings. An usher is someone with the job of helping people find their seats. At the movies, ushers take your tickets and tell you where to go. At some theaters and sports venues, the ushers might actually take you to your seat — they usher you there.

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   What does Usher mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! USHER definition: 1. to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go: 2. a man…. Learn more.

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   What does a church usher do?

   • An usher is a spiritual ambassador for the local church – God’s ordained and organized body of believers. The usher serves as a “first representative” of Jesus Christ for a worship service. From the tabernacle in the Old Testament to the temple and synagogue in the New Testament, God’s presence and the teaching of His word is of supreme importance.

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   to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go: She ushered us into her office and offered us coffee. Officials quickly ushered the protesters out of the hall. Synonym. show. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way. accompanied by someone/something.

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     USHER meaning: 1. to show someone where they should go, or...

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   Learn the noun and verb meanings of usher, a word that can refer to a doorkeeper, an escort, or an introducer. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of usher.

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   USHER meaning: 1. to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go: 2. a man…. Learn more.

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   noun. a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc. a person acting as an official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber. a male attendant of a bridegroom at a wedding. an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers or to walk before a person of rank.

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   Usher is a noun that means a person who escorts or conducts others, especially in a theater, church, or courtroom. It can also be a verb that means to introduce or precede someone or something. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples.

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   An usher is someone with the job of helping people find their seats. At the movies, ushers take your tickets and tell you where to go. At some theaters and sports venues, the ushers might actually take you to your seat — they usher you there.