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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [uhsh-er]
- /ˈʌʃ ər/
- /ˈʌʃ.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhsh-er]
- /ˈʌʃ ər/
Definitions of ushered word
- noun ushered a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc. 1
- noun ushered a person acting as an official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber. 1
- noun ushered a male attendant of a bridegroom at a wedding. 1
- noun ushered an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers or to walk before a person of rank. 1
- noun ushered British Archaic. a subordinate teacher or an assistant in a school. 1
- verb with object ushered to act as an usher to; lead, introduce, or conduct: She ushered them to their seats. 1
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Origin of ushered
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English uscher doorkeeper < Anglo-French usser, Old French (h)uissier doorman, officer of justice < Vulgar Latin *ustiārius, equivalent to Latin ōsti(um) door + -ārius -ary; see -er2
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Parts of speech for Ushered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ushered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
ushered usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ushered
verb ushered
- anteceded — Simple past tense and past participle of antecede.
- convoyed — Simple past tense and past participle of convoy.
- escorted — With or having an escort.
- foreran — Simple past form of forerun.
- quarterbacked — Simple past tense and past participle of quarterback.
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