English-Thai Dictionary

usher

N พนักงาน ที่ นำ ไป ยัง ที่นั่ง  escort pa-nak-ngan-ti-nam-pai-yang-ti-nang

 

usher

VI ทำหน้าที่ เป็น ผู้นำทาง  escort tam-na-ti-pen-pu-nam-tang

 

usher

VT นำทาง  guide escort nam-thang

 

usher in

PHRV นำเข้า มา  พา เข้ามา  show in nam-kao-ma

 

usher in

PHRV เริ่มต้น  roem-ton

 

usher out

PHRV พา ออก ไป  นำ ออก ไป  show out pa-ok-pai

 

usherette

N ผู้หญิง ที่ ทำหน้าที่ ต้อนรับ  usher pu-ying-ti-tham-na-ti-ton-rab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

USHER

n. 1. Properly, an officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber or the like; hence, an officer whose business is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank. In the king's household there are four gentlemen-ushers of the privy chamber. There is also an usher of the exchequer, who attends the barons, sheriffs, juries, etc.
2. An under-teacher or assistant to the preceptor of a school.

 

USHER

v.t.To introduce, as a forerunner or harbinger; to forerun. The stars that usher evening, rose.
The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter, setting forth the great genius of the author.

 

USHERED

pp. Introduced.

 

USHERING

ppr. Introducing, as a forerunner.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

USHER

Ush "er, n. Etym: [OE. ussher, uschere, OF. ussier, uisser, oissier,hussier, huissier, fr. L. ostiarius a doorkeeper, fr. ostium a door, entrance, fr. os mouth. See Oral, and cf. Ostiary. ]

 

1. An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in a church, theater, etc. "The ushers and the squires." Chaucer. These are the ushers of Marcius. Shak.

 

Note: There are various officers of this kind attached to the royal household in England, including the gentleman usher of the black rod, who attends in the House of Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or more gentlemen ushers. See Black rod.

 

2. An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school.

 

USHER

Ush "er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ushered; p. pr. & vb. n. Ushering. ]

 

Defn: To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth; as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to usher a visitor into the room. The stars that usher evening rose. Milton. The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter, setting forth the great genius of the author. Addison.

 

USHERANCE

USHERANCE Ush "er *ance, n.

 

Defn: The act of ushering, or the state of being ushered in. [Obs. ] Shaftesbury.

 

USHERDOM

USHERDOM Ush "er *dom, n.

 

Defn: The office or position of an usher; ushership; also, ushers, collectively. [R.]

 

USHERLESS

USHERLESS Ush "er *less, a.

 

Defn: Destitute of an usher. Marston.

 

USHERSHIP

USHERSHIP Ush "er *ship, n.

 

Defn: The office of an usher; usherdom.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

usher

ush er |ˈəSHər ˈəʃər | ▶noun 1 a person who shows people to their seats, esp. in a theater or at a wedding. • an official in a court whose duties include swearing in jurors and witnesses and keeping order. • Brit. a person employed to walk before a person of high rank on special occasions. 2 Brit. archaic an assistant teacher. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 show or guide (someone ) somewhere: a waiter ushered me to a table. 2 (usher something in ) cause or mark the start of something new: the railroads ushered in an era of cheap mass travel. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a doorkeeper ): from Anglo-Norman French usser, from medieval Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiarius, from ostium ‘door. ’

 

usherette

ush er ette |ˌəSHəˈret ˈˌəʃəˈˌrɛt | ▶noun a woman who shows people to their seats in a theater.

 

Oxford Dictionary

usher

usher |ˈʌʃə | ▶noun 1 a person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding. • Brit. a person employed to walk before a person of high rank on special occasions. 2 an official in a law court whose duties include swearing in jurors and witnesses and keeping order. 3 archaic an assistant teacher. ▶verb [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] 1 show or guide (someone ) somewhere: a waiter ushered me to a table. 2 (usher something in ) cause or mark the start of something new: the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a doorkeeper ): from Anglo-Norman French usser, from medieval Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiarius, from ostium ‘door ’.

 

usherette

ush ¦er |ette |ʌʃəˈrɛt | ▶noun a woman who shows people to their seats in a cinema or theatre.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

usher

usher verb she ushered him to a window seat: escort, accompany, take, show, see, lead, conduct, guide, steer, shepherd, marshal. ▶noun ushers showed them to their seats: guide, attendant, escort, sidesman. PHRASES usher in Henry Ford's assembly line ushered in an era of unprecedented productivity: herald, mark the start of, signal, ring in, show in, set the scene for, pave the way for; start, begin, introduce, open the door to, get going, set in motion, get underway, kick off, launch.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

usher

usher verb he ushered him to a window seat: escort, accompany, help, assist, take, show, see, lead, show someone the way, lead the way, conduct, guide, steer, pilot, shepherd, convoy. PHRASES usher in the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel: herald, mark the start of, signal, announce, give notice of, ring in, show in, set the scene for, pave the way for, clear the way for, open the way for, smooth the path of; portend, foreshadow; start, begin, initiate, introduce, put in place, open the door to, allow to happen, inaugurate, get going, get off the ground, set in motion, get under way, kick off, launch, cause; precede, antecede. ▶noun attendant, escort, guide; doorkeeper, commissionaire, aide, lackey, flunkey.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

usher

ush er /ʌ́ʃə r /名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (劇場 教会 結婚式場などの )案内係 .2 ｟英 ｠(法廷などの )門衛 .3 ｟英 ｠(儀式や行列などの )先導役 .4 結婚式の (男性の )付添人 .5 ｟古 ｠助教師 .動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠ «…に » 〈人 〉を案内する «into , to » ; «…から » 〈人 〉を誘導する «out of » ▸ Mary ushered him out .メリーは彼を案内して送り出した ù sher A í n [í n A ]｟かたく ｠1 Aの先駆けとなる, 到来を知らせる ▸ usher in an era of peace 平和の時代の到来を告げる 2 A 〈客 〉を迎え入れる .

 

usherette

ush er ette /ʌ̀ʃərét /名詞 C ｟主に英 古 ｠(映画館などの )女性の案内係 [販売係 ](｟男女共用 ｠usher ).