Usher /(?)/

1. An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in a church, theater, etc.

   These are the ushers of Marcius.

2. An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school.

imp. & p. p. Ushered; p. pr. & vb. n. Ushering

1. To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth; as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to usher a visitor into the room.

   The stars that usher evening rose.

   The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter, setting forth the great genius of the author.