escort

[ noun es-kawrt; verb ih-skawrt ]

noun

1. a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:

   An escort of sailors accompanied the queen.

2. an armed guard, as a body of soldiers or ships:

   The president traveled with a large escort of motorcycle police.

3. a man or boy who accompanies a woman or girl in public, as to a social event.
4. 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.
5. protection, safeguard, or guidance on a journey:

   to travel without escort.

   Synonyms: convoy

verb (used with object)

1. to attend or accompany as an escort.

   Synonyms: guide, take, chaperone, squire, usher, conduct

escort

noun

1. one or more persons, soldiers, vehicles, etc, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour
2. a man or youth who accompanies a woman or girl

   he was her escort for the evening

3. 1. a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc
   2. ( as modifier )

      an escort agency

verb

1. tr to accompany or attend as an escort

Other Words From

• un·es·cort·ed adjective
• well-es·cort·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of escort¹

First recorded in 1570–80; from French, from Italian scorta, derivative of scorgere “to conduct, guide,” from Vulgar Latin excorrigere (unrecorded); ex- ¹, correct

Word History and Origins

Origin of escort¹

C16: from French escorte, from Italian scorta, from scorgere to guide, from Latin corrigere to straighten; see correct

Synonym Study

See accompany.

Example Sentences

The correct keys and voter cards were delivered to the relevant precincts with a law enforcement escort.

From Washington Post

You need an escort to enter, but “bouncers” could still kick you out.

From Ozy

It takes the rest of the day for paperwork to be completed and an official escort arranged.

From Ozy

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.

From Vox

The phone number that the text came from was for a male escort service.

From MIT Technology Review

An escort who goes by the name of “Tommy” has experienced a wide variety of female clients.

From The Daily Beast

The escort site Cowboys4Angels peddles chiseled, hot-bodied men and their smoldering model looks to women willing to pay.

From The Daily Beast

And in an environment where time is money, hooking up with an escort just might be the sensible thing to do.

From The Daily Beast

Hundreds of cops saluting as the bodies were rolled out with a full escort by highway patrol.

From The Daily Beast

And though Wright kept a low profile for almost a year, he managed to solicit “Jane Doe” on online escort pages.

From The Daily Beast

A lineman was sent out to repair it under escort of civil guards, who were forced by the rebels to retire.

From Project Gutenberg

And a little later we, too, left the post, following in the dusty wake of the paymaster's wagon and its mounted escort.

From Project Gutenberg

By sheer force of character Lannes thus dominated the situation and saved the lives of himself and his escort.

From Project Gutenberg

In the street the men of his escort sat their horses, having mounted at his bidding in readiness for the journey.

From Project Gutenberg

The capitulation was a matter of half an hour, and by nightfall I followed the duke and his escort into the town.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• attendant
• bodyguard
• companion
• convoy
• entourage