USHER | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Usher

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈʌʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding.

Short Definition:

person who shows people to their seats

Definition:

an assistant teacher.

Short Definition:

assistant teacher

Word: Usher

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈʌʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

show or guide (someone) somewhere

Short Definition:

show or guide someone somewhere

Examples:
  • a waiter ushered me to a table
Definition:

cause or mark the start of something new

Short Definition:

cause or mark start of something new

Examples:
  • the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel

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