USHER

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Usher mean? 

• USHER (noun)
  The noun USHER has 3 senses:

1. Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
2. an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
3. someone employed to conduct others

  Familiarity information: USHER used as a noun is uncommon.

• USHER (verb)
  The verb USHER has 1 sense:

1. show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums

  Familiarity information: USHER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• USHER (noun)

Meaning:

Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ussher; Usher; James Ussher; James Usher

Instance hypernyms:

archpriest; hierarch; high priest; prelate; primate (a senior clergyman and dignitary)

Meaning:

An official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

doorkeeper; usher

Hypernyms ("usher" is a kind of...):

functionary; official (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)

Meaning:

Someone employed to conduct others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

guide; usher

Hypernyms ("usher" is a kind of...):

escort (an attendant who is employed to accompany someone)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "usher"):

usherette (a female usher)

• USHER (verb)

Meaning:

Show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

usher; show

Context example:

The usher showed us to our seats

Hypernyms (to "usher" is one way to...):

conduct; direct; guide; lead; take (take somebody somewhere)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "usher"):

marshal (lead ceremoniously, as in a procession)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody