escort service

American  

[es-kawrt sur-vis] / ˈɛs kɔrt ˌsɜr vɪs /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of escort service

First recorded in 1920–25 as escort agency

Example Sentences

That said, Draper said that right before Season 1 of “Mormon Wives” dropped on Hulu in September 2024, she was given “proof” that Ngatikaura had been using an escort service in Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

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.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023

Roosevelt created the Atlantic squadron in January 1939 and gradually expanded a U.S. naval patrol and escort service for shipping headed for England.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

So, in June, with some funding from the city, Self-Help for the Elderly expanded a volunteer escort service to accompany seniors on errands or outings around Chinatown and other neighborhoods.

From Fox News • Aug. 12, 2021

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

From The Crisis of the Naval War by Jellicoe, John Rushworth Jellicoe, Earl