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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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
After seven episodes of interrogations, revelations and birding (so much birding!), the Shondaland comedy finally exposes the person responsible for killing White House chief usher A.B. Wynter.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 22 Mar. 2025
John Bacon, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
At the hospital, Yoko was ushered into a private room down the hall from the trauma room to wait while doctors attempted to resuscitate John.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Aduba leads the ensemble cast as Cordelia Cupp, a consulting detective for the Metropolitan Police Department enlisted to help with solving the murder of White House chief usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito).
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
After seven episodes of interrogations, revelations and birding (so much birding!), the Shondaland comedy finally exposes the person responsible for killing White House chief usher A.B. Wynter.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
The merger will bring snow from upstate New York to interior New England on Monday before colder and drier air will be ushered into the entire region behind a cold front, Kong said.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
At the hospital, Yoko was ushered into a private room down the hall from the trauma room to wait while doctors attempted to resuscitate John.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Usher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usher. Accessed 31 Mar. 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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