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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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
The video, taken at a Pentecostal convention in Baltimore, shows Sapp asking for $20 from each attendee to raise $40,000, and telling ushers to shut the doors.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
Reporters were let in one by one and given a few minutes and then ushered out so others could join in.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Harris said personal appeals from Trump — which helped usher a House version of the budget resolution across the finish line in February — will not be fruitful without other commitments.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
The video, taken at a Pentecostal convention in Baltimore, shows Sapp asking for $20 from each attendee to raise $40,000, and telling ushers to shut the doors.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
After 130 years of ushering guests through the Art Deco revolving doors, it’s just completed a massive six-year renovation.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
Reporters were let in one by one and given a few minutes and then ushered out so others could join in.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Usher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usher. Accessed 21 Apr. 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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