*usher*

n. One that blushes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, brushes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, crushes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crusher gauge, an instrument for measuring the explosive force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a piece of metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A workman employed in cleaning sewers by flushing them with water. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The red-backed shrike. See Flasher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who gushes. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An usher. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, pushes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who sells illegal drugs, esp. one who tries to convince others to use such drugs. [ PJC ]

3. (Railroad) a second engine attached to the rear of a train to provide extra power for climbing steep grades. [ PJC ]

n. One who strewed rushes on the floor at dances. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who rushes. Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The song thrush. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. ussher, uschere, OF. ussier, uisser, oissier, hussier, huissier, fr. L. ostiarius a doorkeeper, fr. ostium a door, entrance, fr. os mouth. See Oral, and cf. Ostiary. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in a church, theater, etc. “The ushers and the squires.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

These are the ushers of Marcius. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ There are various officers of this kind attached to the royal household in England, including the gentleman usher of the black rod, who attends in the House of Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or more gentlemen ushers. See Black rod. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ushered p. pr. & vb. n. Ushering. ] To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth; as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to usher a visitor into the room. [ 1913 Webster ]

The stars that usher evening rose. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter, setting forth the great genius of the author. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of ushering, or the state of being ushered in. [ Obs. ] Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or position of an usher; ushership; also, ushers, collectively. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of an usher. Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]