English

Noun

pew-opener ‎(plural pew-openers)

1. (Britain) An usher in a church.
   • 1836, Charles Dickens, Sketches by Boz (chapter ii)

     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.