单词 | usher |
释义 | Word Frequency usher(ˈʌʃə) noun 1. an official who shows people to their seats, as in a church or theatre 2. a person who acts as doorkeeper, esp in a court of law 3. (in England) a minor official charged with maintaining order in a court of law 4. an officer responsible for preceding persons of rank in a procession or introducing strangers at formal functions 5. British obsolete a teacher verb (transitive) 6. to conduct or escort, esp in a courteous or obsequious way 7. (usually foll by in) to be a precursor or herald (of) Word origin C14: from Old French huissier doorkeeper, from Vulgar Latin ustiārius (unattested), from Latin ostium doorWord Frequency Usher(ˈʌʃə) noun a variant spelling of (James) Ussher |
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