Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [uhsh-er]
- /ˈʌʃ ər/
- /ˈʌʃ.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhsh-er]
- /ˈʌʃ ər/
Definitions of ushers word
- noun ushers a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc. 1
- noun ushers a person acting as an official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber. 1
- noun ushers a male attendant of a bridegroom at a wedding. 1
- noun ushers an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers or to walk before a person of rank. 1
- noun ushers British Archaic. a subordinate teacher or an assistant in a school. 1
- verb with object ushers to act as an usher to; lead, introduce, or conduct: She ushered them to their seats. 1
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Origin of ushers
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English uscher doorkeeper < Anglo-French usser, Old French (h)uissier doorman, officer of justice < Vulgar Latin *ustiārius, equivalent to Latin ōsti(um) door + -ārius -ary; see -er2
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Parts of speech for Ushers
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ushers popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ushers usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ushers
noun ushers
- controllers — Plural form of controller.
- duennas — Plural form of duenna.
- exhibitors — Plural form of exhibitor.
- lodestars — Plural form of lodestar.
- outriders — Plural form of outrider.
Top questions with ushers
- what do ushers do?
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