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

Penelope is on furlough from her job as an usherette at a London theatre.

From BBC

The theme of its holiday windows is “Theater of Dreams,” its windows filled with preening starlets, usherettes and a poodle in hair curlers.

From New York Times

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

From Literature

After leaving school, Liz took a series of jobs including working in a garment factory and as a cinema usherette.

From BBC