Definitions
take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
Word origin
From Middle English ussher, uscher, usscher, from Anglo-Norman usser and Old French ussier, uissier (“porter, doorman”) (compare French huissier), from Vulgar Latin *ustiārius (“doorkeeper”), from Latin ōstiārius, from ōstium (“door”). Akin to ōs (“mouth”). Probably a doublet of ostiary and huissier.
Used in a sentence
“He began to learn Latin with Mr. Hawkins, usher, or under-master of Lichfield school, ‘a man (said he) very skilful in his little way.’”
“Needless to say, one's seat must be booked in advance and a platoon of urbane officials, one to each door of the train, awaits passengers to usher them to their seats and relieve them of their bulkier baggage.”
“[N]ay he can ſing / A meane moſt meanely, and in huſhering, / Mende him who can[.]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Show to a seat”5 letters
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