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ushers

ushers is the plural of usher.

Meaning of usher

Noun

usher (plural ushers)

  1. A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
  2. A male escort at a wedding.
    Synonyms:
    bridesman, groomsman
  3. A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
  4. (obsolete) An assistant to a head teacher or schoolteacher; an assistant teacher.
    • [H]e defrayed the expence of his entrance, and left him in the particular care and inspection of the usher, who […] though obliged by the scandalous administration of fortune to act in the character of an inferior teacher, had by his sole capacity and application, brought the school to that degree...1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
  5. (dated, derogatory) Any schoolteacher.

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Proper noun capitalized: Ushers

Ushers

  1. (plural) plural of Usher

Phrases with ushers

Questions about ushers

What is ushers the plural of?
Ushers is the plural of usher.
What part of speech is ushers?
Ushers is a proper noun.

Words near ushers in the dictionary

  1. ushering
  2. ushering in
  3. usherings
  4. usherless
  5. usherly
  6. ushers
  7. ushers in
  8. ushership
  9. usherships
  10. ushes
  11. Ushiku

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