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Definition of Ushers

Usher
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.
Usher
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.

Meaning of Ushers from wikipedia

- churches at the beginning of service, ushers welcome, greet and ****ist people to their desired or available pews. Ushers operate as Security and maintain order...
- committee selects an usher by a nomination. Church congregations often have a group of people that work as ushers led by a head usher. The ushers typically receive...
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- Myself" from his then new album. The video features two Ushers in a face-off, as "down-to-earth" Usher s****s revenge against his "celebrity" alter ego after...
- monarchy in 1660 up to the present day see List of Lady and Gentleman Ushers. Gentleman Ushers were originally a class of servants found not only in the Royal...
- the Ushers, and Bruce Greenwood and Mary McDonnell as an elderly Roderick and Madeline. The first two episodes of The Fall of the House of Usher premiered...
- actual cause of the fall of the house as well as an end to the lineage of Ushers. The opening epigraph quotes "Le Refus" (1831) by the French songwriter...
- Elaine Usher (8 June 1932 – 1 January 2014) was an English actress. She was known for her work on British television. Usher married actor Peter Sallis...
- Ushers of Trowbridge was a brewery in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, between 1824 and 2000. In 1824, Thomas Usher and his wife Hannah acquired a small...
- Usher syndrome, also known as Hallgren syndrome, Usher–Hallgren syndrome, retinitis pigmentosa–dysacusis syndrome or dystrophia retinae dysacusis syndrome...