escort service

[es-kawrt sur-vis]

noun

1. a business organization that provides dates for paying clients, often as a legal front for sex work in locales where prostitution is illegal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of escort service¹

First recorded in 1920–25 as escort agency

Example Sentences

Additionally, CSU provides an app linking students to the university's police department and offers a free safety escort service for campus and nearby student housing.

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Madam, she was convicted in 2008 of running an escort service for powerful men in Washington, including former Sen. David Vitter, Louisiana Republican, and Randall L. Tobias, the former CEO of Eli Lilly and the Ambassador of the U.S.

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A spokesperson for the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service said it was engaging with justice organisations to minimise the impact of problems with the prisoner escort service on the operation of court business.

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Merchan also oversaw the real-life case underlying the 2021 Lifetime movie “Soccer Mom Madam,” about a suburban mother with a secret sideline running a high-end Manhattan escort service.

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And during his first years serving on the New York County criminal court, Merchan oversaw the case of a woman accused of operating a pricey escort service whose tabloid moniker, “the soccer mom madam,” fueled headlines for months.

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