ushering Definition

usher
noun

1a. Someone whose job is to show people to their seats, eg in a theatre, cinema, etc;
1b. Someone whose function is to direct wedding guests to their seats in church, and to look after them generally.
2. An official in a court of law who guards the door and maintains order.
3. An official who escorts, or introduces people to, dignitaries on ceremonial occasions.
4. archaic
A schoolmaster's assistant; a teacher.

verb ushered, ushering

1. To conduct or escort them, eg into or out of a building, room, etc.

Thesaurus: show in, show out, lead, escort, receive.
Form: usher someone in (usually)
Form: usher someone out
2. formal or literary
To be a portent of it; to herald it.
Example: technology that will usher in a new age of communication
Thesaurus: introduce, launch, precede, initiate, herald, ring in.
Form: usher something in

Etymology: 14c: from French ussier, from Latin ostiarius doorkeeper, from ostium door.