== RE: Usher == 

 But in a dictionary, or Wikipedia, it should be like "actor" to refer to both, actress is no longer used. It has become "sexist" to differentiate a job that has nothing to do with sex. It is time to help eliminate such conditions.  

 From Merriam Webster: 
 c  one who escorts persons to their seats (as in a theater) 

 Encarta: 
 1. somebody who seats people: somebody who escorts people to their seats in a place such as a theater or church 

 Oxford English Dictionary: 
 noun 1 a person who shows people to their seats in a theatre or cinema or in church. 

 Wordsmyth English Dictionary: 
 1. 	 one who escorts people to their seats in a church, theater, stadium, or the like. 

 American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: 
 1. One who is employed to escort people to their seats, as in a theater, church, or stadium. 2. A man who attends a bridal party at a wedding. 3. One who serves as official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber. 4. An official whose duty is to make introductions between unacquainted persons or to precede persons of rank in a procession. 

 If you would like to, we can put in a note: 

 (Traditionally in Great Britain the term usher referred to a man [male] and usherette referred to a woman [female])