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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Usher \Ush"er\, n. [OE. ussher, uschere, OF. ussier, uisser,
     oissier, hussier, huissier, fr. L. ostiarius a doorkeeper,
     fr. ostium a door, entrance, fr. os mouth. See Oral, and
     cf. Ostiary.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a
        court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose
        business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a
        person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in
        a church, theater, etc. ``The ushers and the squires.''
        --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              These are the ushers of Marcius.      --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: There are various officers of this kind attached to the
           royal household in England, including the gentleman
           usher of the black rod, who attends in the House of
           Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or
           more gentlemen ushers. See Black rod.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Usher \Ush"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ushered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Ushering.]
     To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or
     harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth;
     as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to
     usher a visitor into the room.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The stars that usher evening rose.       --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter,
           setting forth the great genius of the author.
                                                    --Addison.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Usher \Ush"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ushered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Ushering.]
     To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or
     harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth;
     as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to
     usher a visitor into the room.
  
           The stars that usher evening rose.       --Milton.
  
           The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter,
           setting forth the great genius of the author.
                                                    --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Usher \Ush"er\, n. [OE. ussher, uschere, OF. ussier, uisser,
     oissier, hussier, huissier, fr. L. ostiarius a doorkeeper,
     fr. ostium a door, entrance, fr. os mouth. See Oral, and
     cf. Ostiary.]
     1. An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a
        court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose
        business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a
        person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in
        a church, theater, etc. ``The ushers and the squires.''
        --Chaucer.
  
              These are the ushers of Marcius.      --Shak.
  
     Note: There are various officers of this kind attached to the
           royal household in England, including the gentleman
           usher of the black rod, who attends in the House of
           Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or
           more gentlemen ushers. See Black rod.
  
     2. An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  Usher
       n 1: Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation
            occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) [syn: Ussher,
             James Ussher, James Usher]
       2: an official doorkeeper as in a courtroom or legislative
          chamber [syn: doorkeeper]
       3: someone employed to conduct others [syn: guide]
       v : show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or
           auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" [syn: show]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  usher
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 αυτός που συνοδεύει κάποιον στη θέση του σε ένα θέατρο (ταξιθέτης),
  μια εκκλησία κλπ
     2 ένας κλητήρας-θυρωρός σε αίθουσα δικαστηρίου ή νομοθετικού σώματος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  usher
     n.
     1 A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their
  seats.
     2 A male escort at a wedding.
     3 A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
     4 (lb en obsolete) An assistant to a head teacher or schoolteacher;
  an assistant teacher.
     5 (lb en dated derogatory) Any schoolteacher.
     vb.
     1 To guide people to their seats.
     2 To accompany or escort (someone).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Usher
     n.
     1 (surname en from=occupations) for an usher.
     2 (place en suburb city/Bunbury s/Western Australia).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  usher
     n.
     1 A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their
  seats.
     2 A male escort at a wedding.
     3 A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
     4 (lb en obsolete) An assistant to a head teacher or schoolteacher;
  an assistant teacher.
     5 (lb en dated derogatory) Any schoolteacher.
     vb.
     1 To guide people to their seats.
     2 To accompany or escort (someone).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Usher
     n.
     1 (surname en from=occupations) for an usher.
     2 (place en suburb city/Bunbury s/Western Australia).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  usher
     n.
     1 A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their
  seats.
     2 A male escort at a wedding.
     3 A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
     4 (lb en obsolete) An assistant to a head teacher or schoolteacher;
  an assistant teacher.
     5 (lb en dated derogatory) Any schoolteacher.
     vb.
     1 To guide people to their seats.
     2 To accompany or escort (someone).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Usher
     n.
     1 (surname en from=occupations) for an usher.
     2 (place en suburb city/Bunbury s/Western Australia).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  usher
     n.
     1 A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their
  seats.
     2 A male escort at a wedding.
     3 A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
     4 (lb en obsolete) An assistant to a head teacher or schoolteacher;
  an assistant teacher.
     5 (lb en dated derogatory) Any schoolteacher.
     vb.
     1 To guide people to their seats.
     2 To accompany or escort (someone).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Usher
     n.
     1 (surname en from=occupations) for an usher.
     2 (place en suburb city/Bunbury s/Western Australia).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  usher
     Englanti n.
     1 paikannäyttäjä
     2 sulhaspoika
     3 ovenvartija
     Englanti vb.
     1 opastaa, ohjata
     2 ennakoida

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  usher
     Engelska n.
     platsanvisare
     Engelska vb.
     föra, visa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Usher /ˈʌʃə/
  الدليل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  usher //ˈʌʃəɹ// /[ˈaʃ.ə(ɹ)]/ /[ˈʌʃ.ə(ɹ)]/ /[ˈʌʃ.ɚ]/ 
  1. разсилен, съдебен пристав
  doorkeeper in a courtroom
  2. ша́фер
  male escort at a wedding
  3. разпоредител
  person who escorts people to their seats

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/ 
  uvaděč

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/ 
  uvést

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/
  uvádět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/ 
  uvádět

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/
  Gerichtsdiener 
     Synonym: court usher
  
   see: court ushers, ushers
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/
  Platzanweiser 
   see: ushers, usherette
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/
  Saaldiener , Amtsdiener 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/ 
  einführen 
   see: ushering, ushered, ushers, ushered
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/
  
  ταξιθέτρια, ταξιθέτης

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  usher //ˈʌʃəɹ// /[ˈaʃ.ə(ɹ)]/ /[ˈʌʃ.ə(ɹ)]/ /[ˈʌʃ.ɚ]/ 
  1. ovenvartija
  doorkeeper in a courtroom
  2. sulhaspoika
  male escort at a wedding
  3. kirkonpalvelija, paikannäyttäjä, suntio
  person who escorts people to their seats

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  usher //ˈʌʃəɹ// /[ˈaʃ.ə(ɹ)]/ /[ˈʌʃ.ə(ɹ)]/ /[ˈʌʃ.ɚ]/ 
  1. ohjata, opastaa 2.
  to accompany or escort
   3.
  to guide people to their seats
  2. ennakoida
  to precede; to act as a forerunner or herald

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/ 
  1. प्रवेश~कराना, भेंट~करा
        "I was ushered in and then the interview started."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/ 
  1. प्रवेशक, भेंट~कराने~वाला
        "The usher helped me to find a seat in the theatre."
  2. उपशिक्षक
        "He was guided by the usher to complete the assignment."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/
  prijavljivati, razvoditi, razvodnik, vratar

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/
  1. jegyszedô
  2. teremszolga
  3. szertartásmester

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  usher //ˈʌʃəɹ// /[ˈaʃ.ə(ɹ)]/ /[ˈʌʃ.ə(ɹ)]/ /[ˈʌʃ.ɚ]/ 
  案内人
  person who escorts people to their seats

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/
  I.    prowadzić na miejsce
  II.    bileter

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  usher /ˈʌʃə/
  1. teşrifatçı
  2. kilise veya tiyatroda yer gösteren kimse
  3. ing. yardımcı öğretmen:  içeri getirmek
  4. yerini gostermek
  5. öncü olmak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈəʃɝ/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  USHER. This word is said to be derived from a huissier, and is the name of 
  an inferior officer in some English courts of law Archb. Pr. 25. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  103 Moby Thesaurus words for "usher":
     Ganymede, Hebe, MC, airline hostess, airline stewardess, attend,
     attendant, auteur, ballyhoo man, barker, batman, bellboy, bellhop,
     bellman, best man, bodyguard, bootblack, boots, bridemaiden,
     bridesmaid, bridesman, cabin boy, caddie, callboy, cavalier,
     cerberus, chaperon, chore boy, companion, concierge, conduct,
     conductor, convoy, copyboy, costume designer, costumer, costumier,
     cupbearer, director, doorkeeper, doorman, duenna, emcee,
     equestrian director, errand boy, errand girl, escort, esquire,
     exhibitor, fellow traveler, footboy, gatekeeper, gofer, groomsman,
     guard, guide, hostess, impresario, introduce, janitor, lead,
     makeup man, marshal, master of ceremonies, matron of honor,
     office boy, office girl, orderly, ostiary, page, paranymph,
     playreader, porter, preface, producer, prompter, receptionist,
     ringmaster, safe-conduct, scenewright, set designer, shepherd,
     showman, spieler, squire, stage director, stage manager, steward,
     stewardess, swain, take out, tender, theater man, theatrician,
     ticket collector, trainbearer, usherer, usherette, wait on, warden,
     wedding attendant, wedding party, yeoman
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 带位员,招待员;
  v. 引导,展示;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 带位员,招待员
     vt. 引导,展示
     vi. 作招待员

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