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usher

/ˈʌʃə/UH-shur
/ˈʌʃɚ/UH-shur

Meaningdoorkeeper

Common meaning: person who guides people to their seats

Journey through time

  1. Latinostiarius‘doorkeeper’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsdoorkeeper → uissierussier‘uissier’source
  3. Middle Englishusscheresource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsuissier → person who guides people to their seatsusher‘person who guides people to their seats’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin ostiarius ‘doorkeeper’.

Roots

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