Usherette

Definitions

A female usher.

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Equivalents

Examples

“It is such a tiny little place⟳ that at first I thought I had gone wrong, and was in an antechamber. Plain papered walls, ascetic chairs, a moldy piano, and a couple of usherettes seemed extremely bare.”

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

“He says, “Mike, let's do the town.” Can you refuse⟳ a guy who just gives you a thirty thousand dollar property? We do the town. We do the girl shows, and he yells at all the dames and tries to date⟳ the usherettes until we finally get⟳ pitched out. […]””

“[…] I won’t even see⟳ her again till next Saturday night on account of her doing week-nights as an usherette at the Regal […]”

“But please⟳ don’t call⟳ them usherettes. […] “Usherette makes us sound⟳ as if we’re miniature ushers or something. It’s an old term that we’re trying to get⟳ rid⟳ of.””

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