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

Eliza Shapiro steals a glance at the elusive escort service that matched her with clients.

From The Daily Beast

Lynn discovered that a few calls were made to the escort service James Bond Entertainment.

From The Daily Beast

The trawlers were engaged in patrol duty, convoy escort service, and minesweeping.

From Project Gutenberg

They were more or less an escort service so the witness wouldn't get away.

From Project Gutenberg