[ˈʌʃə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding

- an assistant teacher


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Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a doorkeeper): from Anglo-Norman French usser, from medieval Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiarius, from ostium ‘door’

[ˈʌʃə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- show or guide (someone) somewhere
(e.g: a waiter ushered me to a table)

- cause or mark the start of something new
(e.g: the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a doorkeeper): from Anglo-Norman French usser, from medieval Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiarius, from ostium ‘door’