Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A girl or woman employed to escort people to their seats, as in a theater or stadium.
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- noun a
female usher
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- noun a female usher
Etymologies
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Examples
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An usherette was heroic in getting them seated and silent, mercifully permitting A Gentle Infinity to proceed unimpeded to its curiously bleak close.
LSO/Davis/Kotla - review Tim Ashley 2010
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Early on, Janet Gaynor used to be an usherette there.
Thomas Gladysz: 15 Reasons to Attend the San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2010
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The usherette hovered helplessly flapping her hands.
A Small Death in the Great Glen A. D. Scott 2010
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Two puffs later, the heavy swing doors flew open, letting out a blast of noise and an anxious usherette.
A Small Death in the Great Glen A. D. Scott 2010
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If you plan to keep us in suspense, at least have the decency to send an usherette round with a tray of ice-cream…;
Improvisation and teaching – the night at the Comedy Store when I saw the light… « Ken Wilson's Blog 2009
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She left her job at Mr. Fitzsimmonss news agency and found a new one as an usherette at the Plaza Theatre.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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The guidance lists banned terms for describing professions, including fireman, air hostess, headmaster, policeman, salesman, manageress, cinema usherette and male nurse.
Never Yet Melted 2009
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She left her job at Mr. Fitzsimmonss news agency and found a new one as an usherette at the Plaza Theatre.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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The guidance lists banned terms for describing professions, including fireman, air hostess, headmaster, policeman, salesman, manageress, cinema usherette and male nurse.
Never Yet Melted 2009
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The guidance lists banned terms for describing professions, including fireman, air hostess, headmaster, policeman, salesman, manageress, cinema usherette and male nurse.
Never Yet Melted 2009
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