English to English
noun
- Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
source: WordNet 3.0
- an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
source: WordNet 3.0
- someone employed to conduct others
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
The usher showed us to our seats.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
