1
a
: an officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, or chamber
b
: an officer who walks before a person of rank
c
: one who escorts persons to their seats (as in a theater)
2
archaic
: an assistant teacher
ushered; ushering
ˈə-sh(ə-)riŋ 
1
: to conduct to a place
2
: to precede as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger
3
: to cause to enter : introduce
a new theory ushered into the world
: to serve as an usher
usher at a wedding
Examples of usher in a Sentence
Verb
He ushered them to their seats.
A nurse ushered us into the hospital room.
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This newspaper tried to document at least the final curtain call, but officious ushers would not allow our photographer access into the house.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
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Noun
The bar and restaurant ushers classic Detroit-style pizza into a new age with creative flavor combinations.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 July 2025
This newspaper tried to document at least the final curtain call, but officious ushers would not allow our photographer access into the house.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Verb
Alongside contemporaries like the Macintosh and Acorn desktop computers, the Amiga helped usher the digital era into homes and played a major role in the PC revolution.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
Deputies ushered him out of the courtroom to begin what will be the rest of his life behind bars.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025
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“Usher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usher. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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usher
1 of 2 noun
ush·er
ˈəsh-ər
: a person who leads other persons to seats (as in a theater or at a wedding)
usher
2 of 2 verb
ushered; ushering
ˈəsh-(ə-)riŋ
1
: to lead to a place
2
: to cause to enter : introduce
usher in a new era
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