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Usher v. t. (past & past part. ushered; pres. part. ushering) 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. "The stars that usher evening rose." "The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter, setting forth the great genius of the author."

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Usher n.

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. "The ushers and the squires." "These are the ushers of Marcius." Note: There are various officers of this kind attached to the royal household in England, including the gentleman usher of the black rod, who attends in the House of Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or more gentlemen ushers. See Black rod.

An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school.

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"Usher" Quotes from Famous Books

... Tusher, the rector of the parish—Mr. Holt moving amongst the very highest as quite their equal, and as commanding them all; while poor Doctor Tusher, whose position was indeed a difficult one, having been chaplain once to the Hall, and still to the Protestant servants there, seemed more like an usher than an equal, and always rose to go away after the ...

— Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges • William Makepeace Thackeray

... select one of my companions, and each hold herself responsible for his comfort and amusement. I forgot to mention, that as every country has its peculiar customs, one here appeared to me very singular. When I asked the gentleman usher what was the usual homage paid to the king of the country, he informed me that you advanced your hand before you, on a level with your face, and snapped your fingers at him. That the louder you could snap them, the more accomplished and elegant you were considered. But in my confusion ...

— The Pacha of Many Tales • Frederick Marryat

... nome came to say that Dorothy and the Wizard had arrived and demanded admittance, so Klik was sent to usher them into the royal presence ...

— Rinkitink in Oz • L. Frank Baum

... departure. A third man, whom Smith identified as a Malay, ascended the mysterious stairs, descended, and went out; and a fourth, whose nationality it was impossible to determine, followed. Then, as the softly moving usher crossed to a bunk on the ...

— The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu • Sax Rohmer

... sun, Declined, was hastening now with prone career To the ocean's isles, and in th' ascending scale Of heaven the stars, that usher evening, rose. ...

— The Greville Memoirs - A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William - IV, Volume 1 (of 3) • Charles C. F. Greville

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