usher
1. ush.er \'*sh-*r\ n [ME ussher, fr. MF ussier, fr. (assumed) VL ustiarius
doorkee]per, fr. L ostium, ustium door, mouth of a river; akin to L or-, os
mouth - more at ORAL 1a: an officer or servant who has the care of the door
of a court, hall, or chamber 1b: an officer who walks before a person of
rank 1c: one who escorts persons to seats (as in a theater) archaic 2:
an assistant teacher
2. usher \'*sh-(*-)rin\ vt or ush.er.ing 1: to conduct to a place 2: to
precede as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger 3: INAUGURATE, INTRODUCE {~
in a new era}