Usher vs Marshal - What's the difference?
usher | marshal |
A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
A male escort at a wedding.
A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
(dated) An underteacher, or assistant master, in a school.
To guide people to their seats.
* 1836 , , Sketches by Boz , "The curate. The old lady. The half-pay captain."
To accompany or escort (someone).
* 1898 , , The Rise of the Dutch Republic , page 509
(figuratively) To precede; to act as a forerunner or herald.
* 1912 , Elizabeth Christine Cook, Literary Influences in Colonial Newspapers, 1704-1750 , page 31
(figuratively) to lead or guide somewhere
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for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners.
, transferred use of the surname since nineteenth century.
English surnames from occupations
As nouns the difference between usher and marshal
is that usher is a person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats while marshal is a high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general.As verbs the difference between usher and marshal
is that usher is to guide people to their seats while marshal is to arrange troops etc. in line for inspection or a parade.As a proper noun Marshal is
{{surname|A=An|English and Scottish status|from=Middle English}} for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners.usher
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(wikipedia usher)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* usheretteVerb
- Her entrance into church on Sunday is always the signal for a little bustle in the side aisle, occasioned by a general rise among the poor people, who bow and curtsey until the pew-opener has ushered the old lady into her accustomed seat, dropped a respectful curtsey, and shut the door;
- Margaret was astonished at the magnificence of the apartments into which she was ushered .
- Thus the Harvard poets and wits ushered The New England Courant out of existence.
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