usherette

American  

[uhsh-uh-ret] / ˌʌʃ əˈrɛt /

noun

1. a woman who escorts persons to seats in a theater, church, etc.

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usherette British  

/ ˌʌʃəˈrɛt /

noun

1. a woman assistant in a cinema, theatre, etc, who shows people to their seats

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Gender

See -ette.

Etymology

Origin of usherette

First recorded in 1925–30; usher + -ette

Example Sentences

Jason Beauchamp-Hughes, the general manager, has been told Cyril was a projectionist and army volunteer, whose wife was an usherette.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

“We got as high as we possibly could and went to the Winter Garden, and our usherette said, ‘Your cat will be with you shortly,’” she explained.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2016

She had to pay her way as an usherette and model, an unglam garment trade live dummy, until her photogenic potential was spotted by Diana Vreeland, fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar.

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2014

Pamela Burton was 15, an usherette at the Savoy cinema near the seafront at Sutton-on-Sea in Lincolnshire.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2013

And then the usherette opened the doors of this dark palace and with a flashlight held behind her took him to his seat.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin