| n. | 1. | |
| 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. | |
| 2. | An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger; to forerun; - sometimes followed by in or forth; |
| Noun | 1. | Usher - Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) |
| 2. | usher - an official doorkeeper as in a courtroom or legislative chamber Synonyms: doorkeeper | |
| 3. | usher - someone employed to conduct others Synonyms: guide | |
| Verb | 1. | usher - show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" Synonyms: show |
USHER. This word is said to be derived from a huissier, and is the name of an inferior officer in some English courts of law Archb. Pr. 25.
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