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usher
noun
verb
A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
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[ˈaʃ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈaʃ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈʌʃ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈʌʃ.ɚ]
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noun
A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
A male escort at a wedding.
A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
An assistant to a head teacher or schoolteacher; an assistant teacher.
Any schoolteacher.
verb
To guide people to their seats.
To accompany or escort (someone).
To precede; to act as a forerunner or herald.
To lead or guide somewhere
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