Synonyms for

Usher

Verb / ˈʌʃɜ: / Another word for usher — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

an official who shows people to their seats, especially in a theater or at a wedding

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Common collocations

  • usher in the new
  • usher out the old
  • usher someone to their seat
  • usher guests
  • usher a new era
  • usher in a period
  • usher someone in

Word family

noun usher
verb usher

Usage note

The verb 'usher' often implies leading someone to a specific place or introducing something new. 'Usher in' is a common phrasal verb.

Example sentences

  1. The usher helped us find our seats at the wedding.
  2. The theater usher politely asked us to turn off our phones.
  3. At the concert, the usher handed out programs to the audience.
  4. The usher directed us to the restrooms during intermission.
  5. The wedding usher helped the bride with her dress.

Quotes

  • Life is a theater, and we are all the ushers.
  • The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.
  • The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people. To the teacher, America entrusts her most precious resource, her children; and asks that they be prepared... to face the rigors of individual participation in a democratic society.

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