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Word: Usher
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (denoting a doorkeeper): from Anglo-Norman French usser, from medieval Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiarius, from ostium ‘door’
ˈʌʃə
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
an assistant teacher.
Short Definition:assistant teacher
Word: Usher
Speech Type: Verb
ˈʌʃə
show or guide (someone) somewhere
Short Definition:show or guide someone somewhere
Examples:- a waiter ushered me to a table
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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