A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

USHER

Mon, 8 May '23
Attendant at a wedding or Broadway show
Sun, 4 Dec '22
Welcome, with "in"
Sun, 3 Jul '22
Theater employee
Thu, 4 Nov '21
Wedding worker
Tue, 13 Jul '21
Certain worker in a stadium
Sun, 13 Jun '21
Leader of the house?
Wed, 13 Jan '21
Two- or four-seater, maybe?