n.

1. One who is employed to escort people to their seats, as in a theater, church, or stadium.
2. A man who attends a bridal party at a wedding.
3. One who serves as official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber.
4. An official whose duty is to make introductions between unacquainted persons or to precede persons of rank in a procession.
5. Archaic. An assistant teacher in a school.

v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.

v.tr.

1. To serve as an usher to; escort.
2. To lead or conduct. See synonyms at guide.
3. To precede and introduce; inaugurate: a celebration to usher in the new century.

v.intr.

To serve as an usher: ushered every Sunday at church.

[Middle English, doorkeeper, from Anglo-Norman usser, from Vulgar Latin *ūstiārius, from Latin ōstiārius, from ōstium, door.]

also usher in

noun

Something or someone that shows the way: conductor, director, escort, guide, lead, leader, pilot, shepherd. See show/hide.

verb

To show the way to: conduct, direct, escort, guide, lead, pilot, route, shepherd, show, steer,, show/hide.

phrasal verb - usher in

1. To make known the presence or arrival of: announce, herald, introduce, proclaim. See knowledge/ignorance, start/end.
2. To begin (something) with preliminary or prefatory material: introduce, lead, precede, preface. See start/end, words.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an official doorkeeper as in a courtroom or legislative chamber
  Synonym: doorkeeper

Meaning #2: someone employed to conduct others
  Synonym: guide

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The verb usher has one meaning:

Meaning #1: show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
  Synonym: show

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dørvogter, retstjener, kirketjener, kontrollør, hjælpelærer
v. tr. - være dørvogter, vide, føre, anvise en plads
v. intr. - føre, vide, anvise

Nederlands (Dutch)
(in-/binnen)leiden, voorgaan, aankondigen, plaatsaanwijzer, portier, zaalwachter

Français (French)
n. - huissier, portier, placeur (dans un théâtre)
v. tr. - conduire, escorter
v. intr. - conduire, escorter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Platzanweiser, Gerichtsdiener
v. - führen, geleiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ταξιθέτης, παράνυμφος, (νομ.) κλητήρας (αίθουσας) δικαστηρίου
v. - οδηγώ, εισάγω ή αναγγέλλω την είσοδο

Italiano (Italian)
portinaio, introdurre

Português (Portuguese)
n. - porteiro (m), lanterninha (m) (de cinema, teatro), oficial de justiça (m)
v. - conduzir, introduzir

Русский (Russian)
швейцар, капельдинер, билетер, пристав (в суде), церемониймейстер, шафер, вводить (куда-л.), возвещать (приход, наступление и пр.)

Español (Spanish)
n. - acomodador, ujier, portero de estrados
v. tr. - llevar, acompañar, acomodar, anunciar
v. intr. - llevar, acompañar, acomodar, anunciar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vaktmästare, platsanvisare
v. - föra ledsaga, visa, anmäla, inleda, inviga, bebåda, gå före

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
引座员, 传达员, 招待员, 引导, 展示, 作招待员

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 引座員, 傳達員, 招待員
v. tr. - 引導, 展示
v. intr. - 作招待員

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 안내인, 접수원
v. tr. - 안내하다, ~을 예고하다
v. intr. - 안내를 맡다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 案内係, 廷吏, 門衛
v. - 先導する, 案内する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شاب يرشد رواد السينما الى مقاعدهم, بواب, حاجب ( المحكمه) , عريف (فعل) قاد, وجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סדרן, שוער, שמש בית-דין‬
v. tr. - ‮הכניס, הוביל, הנחה‬
v. intr. - ‮עבד כסדרן‬

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usher	the fall of the house of usher and other tales by edgar allan poe