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Noun ussher has 1 sense
  1. Ussher, James Ussher, Usher, James Usher - Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
    --1 is a kind of archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate

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Ussher

Noun

1. A person who keeps track of time and dates, often in a professional capacity.

Example sentence: The ussher at the museum carefully recorded the arrival and departure times of each visitor.

Verb

1. (Used with object) To determine or establish the exact time or date of an event or occurrence.

Example sentence: The historian meticulously usshered the documents to find the exact date of the royal proclamation.

2. (Used without object) To act as a timekeeper or deliver an official statement of time.

Example sentence: The train conductor usshered every hour, ensuring the passengers had accurate timing.

Adjective

1. Referring to something or someone related to the works or methods of James Ussher, a 17th-century Irish bishop and scholar.

Example sentence: The Ussher chronology was highly regarded among 17th-century scholars.

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