USHER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for USHER?

Need another word that means the same as “usher”? Find 35 synonyms and 30 related words for “usher” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Usher” are: guide, doorkeeper, james usher, james ussher, ussher, attendant, escort, show, accompany, help, assist, take, see, lead, show someone the way, lead the way, conduct, steer, pilot, shepherd, convoy, 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

Usher as a Noun

Definitions of "Usher" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “usher” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Someone employed to conduct others.
• A person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding.
• A person employed to walk before a person of high rank on special occasions.
• An assistant teacher.
• An official in a law court whose duties include swearing in jurors and witnesses and keeping order.
• An official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber.
• Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656.

Synonyms of "Usher" as a noun (7 Words)

attendant	A person employed to provide a service to the public in a particular place. A cloakroom attendant.
doorkeeper	The lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church.
guide	Someone who can find paths through unexplored territory. Your resting pulse rate is a rough guide to your general physical condition.
james usher	An official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber.
james ussher	Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656.
ussher	Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656.

Usher as a Verb

Definitions of "Usher" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “usher” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cause or mark the start of something new.
• Take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums.
• Show or guide (someone) somewhere.

Synonyms of "Usher" as a verb (28 Words)

accompany	Provide a complement or addition to. He would play his violin and Mother used to accompany him on our organ.
announce	Announce publicly or officially. I have a confession to make she announced.
assist	Give help or assistance be of service. Two midwives who assisted at a water birth.
clear the way for	Remove.
conduct	Transmit a form of energy such as heat or electricity by conduction. She cannot conduct modern pieces.
convoy	(of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection. The trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone.
give notice of	Estimate the duration or outcome of something.
guide	Use as a guide. The groove in the needle guides the thread.
help	Help to some food help with food or drink. They helped her with domestic chores.
herald	Be a sign that (something) is about to happen. The band have been heralded as the great hope for the nineties.
lead	Lead extend or afford access. The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing.
lead the way	Move ahead (of others) in time or space.
mark the start of	Mark with a scar.
open the way for	Become open.
pave the way for	Cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic.
pilot	Be the pilot of an aircraft or ship. One day workshops for part time staff were piloted in June.
ring in	Sound loudly and sonorously.
see	Go to see for professional or business reasons. Berlin does not want to be seen to be taking sides in the French election.
set the scene for	Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.
shepherd	Tend sheep as a shepherd. It was she who shepherded the library through the current transition.
show	Show in or as in a picture. He bet 2 on number six to show.
show in	Show in or as in a picture.
show someone the way	Make visible or noticeable.
signal	Communicate silently and non verbally by signals or signs. The truck signalled to turn left.
smooth the path of	Make (a surface) shine.
steer	Direct (oneself) somewhere. The ship steered into port.
take	Take into one s possession. Black takes the rook with his bishop.

Usage Examples of "Usher" as a verb

• A waiter ushered me to a table.
• The railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel.
• The usher showed us to our seats.

Associations of "Usher" (30 Words)

blockbuster	A large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block. A blockbuster film.
bodyguard	A group of men who escort and protect some important person.
cinema	A theater where films are shown. One of the giants of British cinema.
convoy	(of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection. A convoy of lorries.
defence	The defendant and his legal advisors collectively. The defence requested more time to prepare their case.
dramaturgy	The art of writing and producing plays. Studies of Shakespeare s dramaturgy.
film	Make a film or photograph of something. An adventure story which would film well.
flick	Remove with a flick of the hand. A quick flick through the family album.
guard	The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. We let our guard down.
guide	Use as a guide. He guided her to the front row and sat beside her.
impresario	A person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas.
movie	Films generally or the film industry. A movie star.
nickelodeon	A cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin.
offstage	Behind the scenes; not on stage. Offstage political meetings.
premiere	Perform a work for the first time. The premiere showing.
preview	An opportunity to view something before it is acquired or becomes generally available. There was a small reception after the preview.
projector	A device that is used to project rays of light, especially an apparatus with a system of lenses for projecting slides or film on to a screen. He was a tobacco grower and projector.
proscenium	The wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater.
safeguard	A document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war. The charity called for tougher safeguards to protect Britain s remaining natural forests.
screening	A showing of a film, video, or television programme. Prenatal screening for Down s syndrome.
sentry	A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event. Two men stood sentry on the door every evening.
stunt	Perform a stunt or stunts. Some weeds produce chemicals that stunt the plant s growth.
theater	The art of writing and producing plays. He served in the Vietnam theater for three years.
tutelar	Providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding. Tutelary gods.
vaudeville	A light or comic stage play with interspersed songs. His comedic roots are in vaudeville.
video	A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape. A site on which people can post their own video clips.
ward	Admit to or care for in a hospital ward. For the last three years the boy has been my ward.
watch	A watchman or group of watchmen who patrolled and guarded the streets of a town before the introduction of the police force. A watch of nightingales began flying south.
watchman	A member of a body of people employed to keep watch in a town at night. A night watchman.