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How to pronounce usher in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms guide
Type of escort
Has types usherette
Derivation usherette
Type Words
Synonyms show
Type of direct, guide, lead, take, conduct
Has types marshal


The usher showed us to our seats.
Type Words
Synonyms doorkeeper
Type of official, functionary
Derivation usherette
Type Words
Synonyms james usher, james ussher, ussher

Examples of usher

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Now, by itself, this simple recognition won't usher in a new era of cooperation.
From the abcnews.go.com
Usher had noticed that many of his pants and shirts were tattered hand-me-downs.
From the boston.com
Usher and his wife, Tameka, welcomed their second son Wednesday, reports People.
From the post-gazette.com
As a boy, he remembers working as an usher at a downtown Salt Lake City theater.
From the sltrib.com
Usher Raymond V is also contentedly oblivious, bouncing on his baby nurse's lap.
From the usatoday.com
We're going to usher in a new America the way that newborn child was ushered in.
From the theatlantic.com
He was a member of Union Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as an usher.
From the al.com
Spans of peace and prosperity typically usher secondary issues to the forefront.
From the timesunion.com
The handset is expected to be one of the first to usher in a new superphone era.
From the metro.co.uk
More examples
  • Ussher: Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
  • Take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"
  • An official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
  • Someone employed to conduct others
  • Usher is a 2004 film written and directed by Roger Leatherwood. It is loosely adapted from the short story, The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. It tells the story of a young hitman who falls on hard times and gets a job in a movie theatre. ...
  • Usher is the debut album by American singer Usher, released by LaFace and Arista Records on August 30, 1994 (see 1994 in music) in North America.
  • Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American recording artist and actor. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice and Slow". ...
  • Ushers assist those in attendance at entertainment and sporting events in theatres and stadia. Duties include checking tickets, directing people to their assigned seats, distributing programmes, answering questions and assisting people in finding restrooms and refreshments. ...
  • A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats; A male escort at a wedding; A doorkeeper in a courtroom; To guide people to their seats; To accompany or escort (someone); To precede; to act as a forerunner or herald