escort
Americannoun
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a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.
An escort of sailors accompanied the queen.
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an armed guard, as a body of soldiers or ships.
The president traveled with a large escort of motorcycle police.
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a man or boy who accompanies a woman or girl in public, as to a social event.
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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.
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protection, safeguard, or guidance on a journey.
to travel without escort.
- Synonyms:
- convoy
verb (used with object)
noun
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one or more persons, soldiers, vehicles, etc, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour
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a man or youth who accompanies a woman or girl
he was her escort for the evening
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a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc
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( as modifier )
an escort agency
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verb
Related Words
See accompany.
Other Word Forms
- unescorted adjective
- well-escorted adjective
Etymology
Origin of escort
First recorded in 1570–80; from French, from Italian scorta, derivative of scorgere “to conduct, guide,” from Vulgar Latin excorrigere (unrecorded); ex- 1, correct
Example Sentences
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested Monday in a Fox News interview that the U.S. or a multinational group could escort tankers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
In addition, under the new policy, "all journalist access to the Pentagon will require escort by authorized Department personnel."
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
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
US officials have still not identified allies willing to help escort ships through the passage.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
“I don’t feel like having to escort you all the way back to Endovier.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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