escort service
[ es-kawrt sur-vis ]
/ ˈɛs kɔrt ˌsɜr vɪs /
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noun
a business organization that provides dates for paying clients, often as a legal front for sex work in locales where prostitution is illegal.
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Also called es·cort a·gen·cy [es-kawrt ey-juhn-see] /ˈɛs kɔrt ˌeɪ dʒən si/ .
Origin of escort service
First recorded in 1920–25 as escort agency
Words nearby escort service
esconson, Escorial, escort, escort carrier, escort fighter, escort service, escribe, escritoire, escrow, escuage, Escudero
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How to use escort service in a sentence
Eliza Shapiro steals a glance at the elusive escort service that matched her with clients.
Lynn discovered that a few calls were made to the escort service James Bond Entertainment.
The Serial Killer Victim's Secret Life|Christine Pelisek, Roja Heydarpour|April 24, 2011|DAILY BEASTThe trawlers were engaged in patrol duty, convoy escort service, and minesweeping.
The Crisis of the Naval War|John Rushworth JellicoeThey were more or less an escort service so the witness wouldn't get away.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy