Usher may refer to: Several jobs which originally involved directing people and ensuring people are in the correct place: *

Usher (occupation) An usher is a person who welcomes and shows people where to sit, especially at a church, theatre or when attending a wedding. History The word comes from the Latin '' ostiarius'' ("porter", "doorman") through Norman French, and is a cognate o ...

Church usher In many denominations of the Christian Church, a Church usher (not to be confused with church greeter) is responsible for seating guests and maintaining the order and security of services. The role of a church usher is typically a volunteer position ...

** Wedding usher, one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony **

Field usher ''Feldwebel '' (Fw or F, ) is a non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank in several countries. The rank originated in Germany, and is also used in Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, and Estonia. The rank has also been used in Russia, Austria-Hungary, occupi ...

, a military rank **

Court usher A court usher is a position in a law court. Tasks generally performed by court ushers involve escorting participants to the courtroom, and seeing that they are suitably hydrated, as well as ensuring the secure transaction of legal documents within ...

, a court official **

Usher of Justice A ''huissier de justice'' (literally French language, French for "justice usher"), sometimes anglicization, anglicized as judicial officer, is an officer of the court in France, and The officer is appointed by a judge, magistrate of the court (or ...

, a judicial official in some countries **

Usher of the Black Rod Black Rod (officially known as the Lady Usher of the Black Rod or, if male, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod) is an official in the parliaments of several Commonwealth countries. The position originates in the House of Lords of the Parlia ...

, a parliamentary official in the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand ** Gentleman Usher, a category of royal official in the United Kingdom **

White House Chief Usher The White House chief usher is the head of household staff and operations at the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States of America. The position is currently held by Robert B. Downing, wh ...

** Usher (Switzerland), a largely ceremonial function in Swiss federal, cantonal, and local governments

People

* Usher (musician) (born 1978), American R&B recording artist, performer, and actor ** ''Usher'' (album), a 1994 debut album by Usher * Usher Komugisha, Ugandan sports journalist and commentator *

Usher (surname) Usher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Usher, Edinburgh distiller * Bazoline Estelle Usher (1885–1992), American educator * Bob Usher (1925–2014), Baseball player * Charles Usher (1865–1942), Scottish ophthalm ...

, a list of people

Places

Usher, Western Australia Usher is an outer southern suburb of Bunbury, a city in Western Australia, located within the City of Bunbury local government area. Located between the Indian Ocean coast and Bussell Highway, it is the southernmost continuous suburb in Bunbury ...

Mount Usher Mount Usher is a distinctive mountain overlooking the south side of Keltie Glacier about southwest of the mouth of Brandau Glacier in Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost enti ...

, Antarctica *

Usher Glacier Usher Glacier () is a glacier nearly 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, flowing northwest into the sea between Stigant Point and Davey Point on the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom An ...

, South Shetland Islands *

Usher Hall The Usher Hall is a concert hall in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914 and can hold approximately 2,200 people in its recently restored auditorium, which is well loved by performers due to its ...

, Edinburgh, Scotland *

Ushers, New York Clifton Park is a suburban town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the 2020 population was 38,029. The name is derived from an early land patent.Bits and Pieces of Saratoga County History by ...

, a hamlet in Saratoga County, New York

Media

Film

* ''Usher'' (2002 film), a short film directed by

Curtis Harrington Gene Curtis Harrington (September 17, 1926 – May 6, 2007) was an American film and television director whose work included experimental films, horror films and episodic television. He is considered one of the forerunners of New Queer Cinema ...

* ''Usher'' (2004 film), a film based on the short story by Poe

Other uses in media

* The family name in the Edgar Allan Poe short story "

The Fall of the House of Usher "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in ''Burton's Gentleman's Magazine'', then included in the collection ''Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque'' in 1840. The short story ...

" **

The Fall of the House of Usher (disambiguation) "The Fall of the House of Usher "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in ''Burton's Gentleman's Magazine'', then included in the collection ''Tales of the Grotesque and Arab ...

, adaptations of Poe's work

Other uses

* Gentleman Usher of an order of knights in the United Kingdom *

Usher 1C Usher 1C is a human gene. Recessive alleles of this gene are responsible for type 1C Usher syndrome and nonsyndromic deafness. The official name of the gene Usher 1C is “Usher syndrome 1C ( autosomal recessive, severe).” USH1C is the gene' ...

, a human gene *

Usher syndrome Usher syndrome, also known as Hallgren syndrome, Usher–Hallgren syndrome, retinitis pigmentosa–dysacusis syndrome or dystrophia retinae dysacusis syndrome, is a rare genetic disorder caused by a mutation in any one of at least 11 genes result ...

, a genetic disorder *

Ushers of Trowbridge Ushers of Trowbridge was a brewery in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, between 1824 and 2000. History In 1824, Thomas Usher and his wife Hannah acquired a small brewery in Back Street, Trowbridge, renaming it Usher's Wiltshire Brewery. In 184 ...

, a former English brewery *

Usher baronets The Usher Baronetcy, of Norton in Ratho in the County of Midlothian, and of Wells in Hobkirk in the County of Roxburgh, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 August 1899 for John Usher, a whisky distiller an ...

, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom *

Usher (fragrance) Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American R&B singer. He was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, until moving to Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions befo ...

Usher (software) Usher is an enterprise security platform released by Microstrategy, Inc. in 2015. The technology is designed to replace user-entered passwords with biometric identity and multi-step authentication methods, and features digital badges and geo-fencin ...