usher

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[edit] Noun

Singular
usher

Plural
ushers

usher (plural ushers)

  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.

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person who escorts people to their seats
male escort at a wedding
doorkeeper in a courtroom
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to usher

Third person singular
ushers

Simple past
ushered

Past participle
ushered

Present participle
ushering

to usher (third-person singular simple present ushers, present participle ushering, simple past and past participle ushered)

  1. To act as an usher.
  2. To escort (someone).

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[edit] Translations

act as an usher
escort

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