1. noun /ˈʌʃər,ˈaʃ.ə(ɹ),ˈʌʃ.ə(ɹ),ˈʌʃ.ɚ/
a) A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
2. verb /ˈʌʃər,ˈaʃ.ə(ɹ),ˈʌʃ.ə(ɹ),ˈʌʃ.ɚ/
a) To guide people to their seats.
Her entrance into church on Sunday is always the signal for a little bustle in the side aisle, occasioned by a general rise among the poor people, who bow and curtsey until the pew-opener has ushered the old lady into her accustomed seat, dropped a respectful curtsey, and shut the door;
Margaret was astonished at the magnificence of the apartments into which she was ushered.
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