Definition of "usherette" [usherette]

• A girl or woman employed to escort people to their seats, as in a theater or stadium. (noun)

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• "An usherette was heroic in getting them seated and silent, mercifully permitting A Gentle Infinity to proceed unimpeded to its curiously bleak close."
• "Early on, Janet Gaynor used to be an usherette there."
• "Two puffs later, the heavy swing doors flew open, letting out a blast of noise and an anxious usherette."