n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: ush · ered ; ush · er · ing \ ' ə -sh( ə -)ri ŋ \
Date: 1588
transitive verb
1 : to conduct to a place
2 : to precede as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger
3 : to cause to enter : INTRODUCE <a new theory usher ed into the world>
intransitive verb : to serve as an usher < usher at a wedding>