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ush·er (ŭsh́ər)

[Middle English, doorkeeper, from Anglo-Norman usser, from Vulgar Latin* ūstiārius, from Latin ōstiārius, from ōstium, door.]

noun 

  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.
  5. Archaic An assistant teacher in a school.

verb: -ered, -er·ing, -ers. 

transitive verb 

  1. To serve as an usher to; escort.
  2. To lead or conduct. See synonyms at guide
  3. To precede and introduce; inaugurate: a celebration to usher in the new century.

intransitive verb 

To serve as an usher: ushered every Sunday at church.