usher theatre

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A person whose job is to show people to their seats and help them at a theater.

   Grammar: Countable: one usher, two ushers; often followed by 'at' plus the place.

   Patterns

   • an usher at a theatre
   • work as an usher
   • an usher showed someone to their seat

   He got a weekend job as a theater usher in the West End.

   The usher checked our tickets and led us to row F.

   An usher at the theatre helped my grandmother find the elevator.

2. 2noununcountable

   The job or role of guiding people to their seats inside a theater.

   Grammar: Uncountable here, naming the work itself, as in 'do usher theatre work'.

   Patterns

   • usher theatre work
   • do usher theatre

   She does usher theatre work on Saturday evenings to earn extra money.

   Usher theatre duties include handing out programs before the show.

Word forms

Common combinations

theater usher

A theater usher directed us to the balcony stairs.

work as an usher

He worked as an usher during the summer holidays.

an usher at the theatre

There is an usher at the theatre door who can help you.

usher someone to their seat

The usher smiled and ushered us to our seats.

Synonyms and how they differ

attendant

More general; an attendant can work in many places, while an usher specifically seats people in a theater or at an event.

steward

Used for someone who looks after people at a stadium, on a plane, or at a formal event, not usually for seating guests in a theater.

Word family

usher verb

To guide someone somewhere, as in 'she ushered us to our seats'.

usherette noun

An old-fashioned word for a female usher, especially in a cinema.

Commonly confused: usher theatre or usher in?

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