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
Words Nearby escort
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How to use escort in a sentence
The correct keys and voter cards were delivered to the relevant precincts with a law enforcement escort.
Pair of Georgia runoff races are razor close with U.S. Senate control at stake | Felicia Sonmez, Colby Itkowitz, John Wagner, Paulina Firozi, Amy B Wang | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostYou need an escort to enter, but “bouncers” could still kick you out.
It takes the rest of the day for paperwork to be completed and an official escort arranged.
We can do that by helping people understand how to have escorts, like your friend will walk you from the train or somebody knows where you are.
What the public is getting right — and wrong — about police abolition | Fabiola Cineas | October 30, 2020 | VoxThe phone number that the text came from was for a male escort service.
Why political campaigns are sending 3 billion texts in this election | Tate Ryan-Mosley | October 28, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
An escort who goes by the name of “Tommy” has experienced a wide variety of female clients.
Career-Minded Women Turn to Male Escorts For No-Strings Fun and (Maybe) Sex | Aurora Snow | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe escort site Cowboys4Angels peddles chiseled, hot-bodied men and their smoldering model looks to women willing to pay.
Career-Minded Women Turn to Male Escorts For No-Strings Fun and (Maybe) Sex | Aurora Snow | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd in an environment where time is money, hooking up with an escort just might be the sensible thing to do.
Career-Minded Women Turn to Male Escorts For No-Strings Fun and (Maybe) Sex | Aurora Snow | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHundreds of cops saluting as the bodies were rolled out with a full escort by highway patrol.
And though Wright kept a low profile for almost a year, he managed to solicit “Jane Doe” on online escort pages.
A lineman was sent out to repair it under escort of civil guards, who were forced by the rebels to retire.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanAnd a little later we, too, left the post, following in the dusty wake of the paymaster's wagon and its mounted escort.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairBy sheer force of character Lannes thus dominated the situation and saved the lives of himself and his escort.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonIn the street the men of his escort sat their horses, having mounted at his bidding in readiness for the journey.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThe capitulation was a matter of half an hour, and by nightfall I followed the duke and his escort into the town.
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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