usher

BrE /ˈʌʃə/ AmE /ˈʌʃər/

noun / verb en → es

1 PERSON [singular] B1

a person whose job is to show people where to sit or guide them in a building, especially at the entrance of a theater or cinema

conductor, encargado de entrada

  • an usher at a theatre/cinema

Collocations usher people to their seats · usher guests into the room

  • The ushers showed us where to sit.

    Los encargados de entrada nos indicaron dónde sentarnos.

2 ACT [transitive] B1

to show people where to go or what to do, especially at the entrance of a building

conducir, guiar

  • usher somebody somewhere

Collocations usher guests into the room · usher people to their seats

  • He ushered us in and showed us where to sit.

    Nos condujo hacia adentro y nos mostró dónde sentarnos.