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
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Verb
He ushered them to their seats.
A nurse ushered us into the hospital room.
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Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Reese and Friedman lived less than two miles apart—in fact, Finn had been an usher at one of Friedman and Lander’s vaudeville shows, to which Reese had always stubbornly refused to go—but the women had never met.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Then-Vice President Kamala Harris had decamped to California after her defeat, and then-President Joe Biden had long since been ushered off the stage.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Families share wishes for prosperity for the new year and usher away bad luck from the previous year.
—Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Reese and Friedman lived less than two miles apart—in fact, Finn had been an usher at one of Friedman and Lander’s vaudeville shows, to which Reese had always stubbornly refused to go—but the women had never met.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
According to this report, police officers ushered the pair out after Censori revealed her bold outfit.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Then-Vice President Kamala Harris had decamped to California after her defeat, and then-President Joe Biden had long since been ushered off the stage.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Usher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usher. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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