"usherette" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: usherettes [plural]
Etymology: From usher + -ette. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|usher|ette|id2=female}} usher + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} usherette (plural usherettes)
  1. (dated) A female usher. Tags: dated Translations (a female usher): ouvreuse [feminine] (French), ταξιθέτρια (taxithétria) [feminine] (Greek), banghiolla [masculine] (Irish)

Inflected forms

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