escort
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy: An escort of sailors accompanied the queen.
an armed guard, as a body of soldiers or ships: The president traveled with a large escort of motorcycle police.
a man or boy who accompanies a woman or girl in public, as to a social event.
a person, especially a woman (female escort ), but sometimes a man (male escort ), who is paid to go on a date with a client, and usually to engage in sex acts for money.
protection, safeguard, or guidance on a journey: to travel without escort.
to attend or accompany as an escort.
Origin of escort
1synonym study For escort
Other words for escort
Other words from escort
- un·es·cort·ed, adjective
- well-es·cort·ed, adjective
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How to use escort in a sentence
You’re socially distanced on the bus, you have a military escort on motorcycles, with the bus going into the city.
Missing Broadway? In Sydney, the lights are still on for ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Frozen’ and more. | Peter Marks | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostBirria — beef or lamb braised with a seasoning mix as complex as any mole — gets an escort of broth, conjured from meat and bones, that makes me feel more vigorous just by its aroma.
Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now | Tom Sietsema | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostLater reports say that authorities claimed to be merely escorting him back to his house arrest.
Escorting is big business on the straight side too, only more of a hush-hush operation.
Risky Business or None of Your Business? Gay XXX Films and the Condom Question | Aurora Snow | November 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe aircraft were likely escorting friendly fighters and bombers, in addition to the strike on the command-and-control center.
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Those include giving paid private Skype shows sold over Twitter, escorting, and more.
A few weeks into escorting, he had what he gingerly calls a “rough experience” with a client.
Sex, Power, and Desire: The Life of America’s Next Top Escort | Scott Bixby | March 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you stay more than one day at the hotel, do not tax the proprietor with the duty of escorting you to the table more than once.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyA glance over his shoulder showed him Wilkins and two guards escorting the old woman.
The Envoy, Her | Horace Brown FyfeThey were like silver gulls escorting limitless schools of porpoise through placid waters.
The Glory of The Coming | Irvin S. CobbHis voice trailed off as one of the escorting guards, impatient at the delay, took Dylara by one arm and urged her on.
Warrior of the Dawn | Howard Carleton BrowneEscorting remains from quarters to church before funeral services.
Manual of Military Training | James A. Moss
British Dictionary definitions for escort
one or more persons, soldiers, vehicles, etc, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour
a man or youth who accompanies a woman or girl: he was her escort for the evening
a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc
(as modifier): an escort agency
(tr) to accompany or attend as an escort
Origin of escort
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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