"usher" in the noun sense
1. Ussher, James Ussher, Usher, James Usher
Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
2. usher, doorkeeper
an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
3. usher, guide
someone employed to conduct others
"usher" in the verb sense
1. usher, show
take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
"The usher showed us to our seats"
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