usher

/ˈʌʃər/

/ˈʌʃə/

Other forms: ushered; ushers; ushering

That guy who guided you to your seat? He's called an usher. You most often see ushers at movie theaters and weddings.

An usher is someone with the job of helping people find their seats. At the movies, ushers take your tickets and tell you where to go. At some theaters and sports venues, the ushers might actually take you to your seat — they usher you there. If you're an usher in a wedding party, it's your job to walk guests down the aisle and to their seats. The doorkeeper at a courtroom or legislative chamber is called an usher, too.

Definitions of usher

1. noun

   someone employed to conduct others
   synonyms: guide

   types:

   usherette

   a female usher

   type of:

   escort

   an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
2. noun

   an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
   synonyms: doorkeeper

   type of:

   functionary, official

   a worker who holds or is invested with an office
3. verb

   accompany or escort
   synonyms: escort, see

   type of:

   accompany

   go or travel along with
4. verb

   take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
   synonyms: show

   types:

   marshal

   lead ceremoniously, as in a procession

   type of:

   conduct, direct, guide, lead, take

   take somebody somewhere