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usher

/ˈʌʃə

noun

1A person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding.An usher at the cinema said the attendance had been better when the film was first released some weeks ago, but there were no sell-outs....

As George, Gary, and I were going to be ushers at his wedding, we had to be at the wedding rehearsal the day before the wedding.
Clearly an organized hostess, Lady Feina had hired ushers to seat each of her guests exactly where they were supposed to be seated.

Synonyms

attendant, escort, guide;

doorkeeper, commissionaire, aide, lackey, flunkey

1.1British A person employed to walk before a person of high rank on special occasions.

2An official in a law court whose duties include swearing in jurors and witnesses and keeping order.The juror then asked the usher to hand to prosecuting counsel a note....

Before I could explain that it might not be a good idea, the juror had told an usher, the court official who looks after each jury.
It took several minutes for the crowd to quiet down and ushers to restore order.

3 archaic An assistant teacher.It was modest in size, with perhaps 40 pupils taught by one master, assisted by an usher, in the room above the guildhall, both of which survive and are still used by the school....

A woman put her hand up and the teacher with an usher went over to her with a microphone.

verb [with object and adverbial of direction]

1Show or guide (someone) somewhere: a waiter ushered me to a table...

I barely notice the waiter as I am ushered to my seat and presented with a laminated menu.
I catch a glimpse of the bald pilot before she ushers me into the main cabin, which consists of one large cushioned seat.
Before I'm treated to a vocal warm-up, ‘Matron’ becomes available and his assistant ushers me in.

Synonyms

escort, accompany, help, assist, take, show, see, lead, show someone the way, lead the way, conduct, guide, steer, pilot, shepherd, convoy

2 (usher something in) Cause or mark the start of something new: the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel...

Stephenson comes to realise that he's actually the one who's ushered in this new age and decides to revel in it.
A week later as the New Year was ushered in, another bomb was discovered at St George's monastery in Mosul.
Finally the age of the dinosaurs is thought to have been ushered in and out by space objects striking the earth.

Synonyms

herald, mark the start of, signal, announce, give notice of, ring in, show in, set the scene for, pave the way for, clear the way for, open the way for, smooth the path of;

portend, foreshadow;

start, begin, initiate, introduce, put in place, open the door to, allow to happen, inaugurate, get going, get off the ground, set in motion, get under way, kick off, launch, cause;

precede, antecede

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a doorkeeper): from Anglo-Norman French usser, from medieval Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiarius, from ostium 'door'.

The primary function of an usher was originally to be a doorkeeper, and the word is based on Latin ostium ‘door’. The duties of an usher extended to showing people to their seats, as ushers in a cinema still do, and from the mid 16th century into the 19th an usher could also be an assistant schoolmaster. The use of usher for someone assisting people at a wedding was originally American, from the late 19th century.

单词	usher
释义	usher /ˈʌʃə / noun 1A person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding.An usher at the cinema said the attendance had been better when the film was first released some weeks ago, but there were no sell-outs.... As George, Gary, and I were going to be ushers at his wedding, we had to be at the wedding rehearsal the day before the wedding. Clearly an organized hostess, Lady Feina had hired ushers to seat each of her guests exactly where they were supposed to be seated. Synonyms attendant, escort, guide; doorkeeper, commissionaire, aide, lackey, flunkey 1.1British A person employed to walk before a person of high rank on special occasions. 2An official in a law court whose duties include swearing in jurors and witnesses and keeping order.The juror then asked the usher to hand to prosecuting counsel a note.... Before I could explain that it might not be a good idea, the juror had told an usher, the court official who looks after each jury. It took several minutes for the crowd to quiet down and ushers to restore order. 3 archaic An assistant teacher.It was modest in size, with perhaps 40 pupils taught by one master, assisted by an usher, in the room above the guildhall, both of which survive and are still used by the school.... A woman put her hand up and the teacher with an usher went over to her with a microphone. verb [with object and adverbial of direction] 1Show or guide (someone) somewhere: a waiter ushered me to a table... I barely notice the waiter as I am ushered to my seat and presented with a laminated menu. I catch a glimpse of the bald pilot before she ushers me into the main cabin, which consists of one large cushioned seat. Before I'm treated to a vocal warm-up, ‘Matron’ becomes available and his assistant ushers me in. Synonyms escort, accompany, help, assist, take, show, see, lead, show someone the way, lead the way, conduct, guide, steer, pilot, shepherd, convoy 2 (usher something in) Cause or mark the start of something new: the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel... Stephenson comes to realise that he's actually the one who's ushered in this new age and decides to revel in it. A week later as the New Year was ushered in, another bomb was discovered at St George's monastery in Mosul. Finally the age of the dinosaurs is thought to have been ushered in and out by space objects striking the earth. Synonyms herald, mark the start of, signal, announce, give notice of, ring in, show in, set the scene for, pave the way for, clear the way for, open the way for, smooth the path of; portend, foreshadow; start, begin, initiate, introduce, put in place, open the door to, allow to happen, inaugurate, get going, get off the ground, set in motion, get under way, kick off, launch, cause; precede, antecede Origin Late Middle English (denoting a doorkeeper): from Anglo-Norman French usser, from medieval Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiarius, from ostium 'door'. The primary function of an usher was originally to be a doorkeeper, and the word is based on Latin ostium ‘door’. The duties of an usher extended to showing people to their seats, as ushers in a cinema still do, and from the mid 16th century into the 19th an usher could also be an assistant schoolmaster. The use of usher for someone assisting people at a wedding was originally American, from the late 19th century. Rhymes blusher, crusher, flusher, gusher, Prussia, rusher, Russia
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