usher
pronunciation
How to pronounce usher in British English:
UK [ˈʌʃə(r)]
How to pronounce usher in American English:
US [ˈʌʃɚ]
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- Noun:
- an official doorkeeper as in a courtroom or legislative chamber
- someone employed to conduct others
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- Verb:
- show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
Word Origin
- usher
- usher: [14] An usher is etymologically a ‘doorkeeper’. The word comes via Anglo-Norman usser from medieval Latin ūstārius, an alteration of classical Latin ōstārius ‘door-keeper’. This was derived from ōstium ‘door’, which in turn was based on ōs ‘mouth’ (source of English oral). The usher’s job-description gradually broadened out from standing at the door to accompanying visitors inside and showing them to their places, which led in the 16th century to the emergence of the verb usher.=> oral
- usher (n.)
- late 13c., "servant who has charge of doors and admits people to a chamber, hall, etc.," from Anglo-French usser (12c.), Old French ussier, uissier "porter, doorman," from Vulgar Latin *ustiarius "doorkeeper," variant of Latin ostiarius "door-keeper," from ostium "door, entrance," from os "mouth," from PIE *os- "mouth" (see oral). Fem. form usherette is attested from 1913, American English.
- usher (v.)
- 1590s, "conduct, escort, admit ceremoniously," from usher (n.). Related: Ushered; ushering.
Example
- 1. Eg. I believe we need to usher in a new era of responsibility .
- 2. She entered the witness box and took the testament and card from the usher .
- 3. Ike hoover , the chief usher , answered the call on the private line .
- 4. Will the credit squeeze , now in its powerful second wave , wash away all of wall street 's top executives and usher in a new era of diminished risk-taking ?
- 5. The switch to digital was meant to end all that it was meant to usher in an era of something for everyone .