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What is the noun for usher?

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usher
  1. A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
  2. A male escort at a wedding.
  3. A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
  4. (dated) An underteacher, or assistant master, in a school.
  5. (derogatory) Any schoolteacher.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “The usher at the cinema introduced the movie, and proceeded to give away the plot.”
      “One of my best friends, Rick, was an usher at my wedding.”
usherdom
  1. The office or position of an usher.
  2. Ushers, collectively.
ushership
  1. The office or position of an usher.
usherette
  1. (dated) A female usher.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Alice worked as an usherette at the Mosspark Cinema in Cardonald, Glasgow before she married.”
      “My sister-in-law Joan, who was also an usherette at the cinema, said she used to watch him painting in the foyer while at work.”
      “They'd just popped in for a quick half pint while waiting to question an usherette at the cinema who had witnessed a theft.”
usheress
  1. (dated) female usher
ushering
  1. An act of guiding or escorting.
usherettes
  1. plural of usherette
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Apart from the stern-faced usherettes willing us out of their establishment, we were the only people left in the auditorium.”
      “I have to sit with the usherettes because the performance has been sold out for weeks.”
      “It was said that people sat through two complete showings but the usherettes politely asked them to leave.”
usherships
  1. plural of ushership
usherings
  1. plural of ushering
usheresses
  1. plural of usheress
ushers
  1. plural of usher
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The kitchen occupies the east side of the house, where a curtain wall ushers in morning light.”
      “She steered her mother to the doors, and watched as one of the ushers showed her to her seat in the front pew on the right.”
      “Interaction with the performers began as soon as ushers had guided guests to their seats.”
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