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pew-opener

pew-opener noun: an usher in a church.

Noun

pew-opener (plural pew-openers)

  1. (UK) An usher in a church.
    • Her entrance into church on Sunday is always the signal for a little bustle in the side aisle, occasioned by a general rise among the poor people, who bow and curtsey until the pew-opener has ushered the old lady into her accustomed seat.1836, “Boz” [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], Sketches by “Boz,” Illustrative of Every-day Life, and Every-day People. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Macrone, […], →OCLC...

Forms of pew-opener

pluralpew-openers

Questions about pew-opener

What does pew-opener mean?
Pew-opener means an usher in a church.
What part of speech is pew-opener?
Pew-opener is a noun.
What is the plural of pew-opener?
The plural of pew-opener is pew-openers.

Words near pew-opener in the dictionary

  1. Pevzner
  2. Pevzners
  3. pew
  4. pew pew
  5. pew pews
  6. pew-opener
  7. pew-openers
  8. pewa
  9. pewage
  10. pewas
  11. pewbs

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