Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - usher
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Usher
usher
~1 n 1 someone who shows people to their seats at a theatre, cinema, wedding etc 2 BrE someone who works in a law court whose job is to make sure there is no trouble ~2 v to help someone to get from one place to another, especially by showing them the way (usher sb into/to) (The guard ushered him into the room.) usher in sth phr v to be the start of something new (The Stockholm Conference ushered in a new era of international co-operation.)
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(ushers, ushering, ushered) 1. If you usher someone somewhere, you show them where they should go, often by going with them. (FORMAL) I ushered him into the office... They were quickly ushered away. VERB: V n prep/adv, V n prep/adv 2. An usher is a person who shows people where to sit, for example at a wedding or at a concert. He did part-time work as an usher in a theatre. N-COUNT 3. An usher is a person who organizes people who are attending a law court in Britain. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ussher, from Anglo-French ussier, usscher, from Vulgar Latin *ustiarius doorkeeper, from Latin ostium, ustium door, mouth of a river — more at ostium Date: 13th century 1. a. an officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, or chamber b. an officer who walks before a person of rank c. one who escorts persons to their seats (as in a theater) 2. archaic an assistant teacher II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1588 transitive verb 1. to conduct to a place 2. to precede as an ~, forerunner, or harbinger 3. to cause to enter ; introduce a new theory ~ed into the world intransitive verb to serve as an ~ ~ at a wedding ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a person who shows people to their seats in a hall or theatre etc. 2 a doorkeeper at a court etc. 3 Brit. an officer walking before a person of rank. 4 archaic or joc. an assistant teacher. --v.tr. 1 act as usher to. 2 (usu. foll. by in) announce or show in etc. (ushered us into the room; ushered in a new era). Derivatives ushership n. Etymology: ME f. AF usser, OF uissier, var. of huissier f. med.L ustiarius for L ostiarius f. ostium door ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. швейцар, привратник 2. капельдинер, билетер 3. судебный пристав 4. церемониймейстер 5. ам. шафер 6. ист. (младший) учитель (в школе для мальчиков) 7. вводить, провожать, сопровождать the butler ushered him into the drawing-room —- лакей ввел его в гостиную the girl ushered me to my seat —- билетерша посадила меня на место 8. ам. быть шафером ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) швейцар 2) капельдинер; билетер 3) пристав (в суде) 4) церемониймейстер 5) amer. шафер 6) obs.; joc. младший учитель 2. v. 1) проводить; вводить (in) 2) объявлять, возвещать (приход, наступление; тж. usher in) - usher in - usher out USHER in а) вводить; When my secretary ushered the visitor in, I received a great shock.; б) возвещать (наступление, приход чего-л.); When was the atomic age ushered in? USHER out вывести; проводить; I will ask the servant to usher you out. ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1280, from Anglo-Fr. usser, from O.Fr. ussier, from L.L. ustium, from L. ostiarius "door-keeper," from ostium "door, entrance," related to os "mouth." The verb meaning "conduct, escort" is from 1594. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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