escort

[ noun es-kawrt; verb ih-skawrt ]

/ noun ˈɛs kɔrt; verb ɪˈskɔrt /

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noun

a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy: An escort of sailors accompanied the queen.

an armed guard, as a body of soldiers or ships: The president traveled with a large escort of motorcycle police.

a man or boy who accompanies a woman or girl in public, as to a social event.

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.

protection, safeguard, or guidance on a journey: to travel without escort.

verb (used with object)

to attend or accompany as an escort.

OTHER WORDS FOR escort

5 convoy.

6 conduct, usher, squire, chaperone, take, guide.

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Origin of escort

First recorded in 1570–80; from French, from Italian scorta, derivative of scorgere “to conduct, guide,” from Vulgar Latin excorrigere (unrecorded); see ex-¹, correct

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6. See accompany.

OTHER WORDS FROM escort

un·es·cort·ed, adjectivewell-es·cort·ed, adjective

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How to use escort in a sentence

You’re socially distanced on the bus, you have a military escort on motorcycles, with the bus going into the city.
Missing Broadway? In Sydney, the lights are still on for ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Frozen’ and more.|Peter Marks|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
Birria — beef or lamb braised with a seasoning mix as complex as any mole — gets an escort of broth, conjured from meat and bones, that makes me feel more vigorous just by its aroma.
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Later reports say that authorities claimed to be merely escorting him back to his house arrest.
Russia’s Rebel In Chief Escapes House Arrest|Anna Nemtsova|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Escorting is big business on the straight side too, only more of a hush-hush operation.
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The aircraft were likely escorting friendly fighters and bombers, in addition to the strike on the command-and-control center.
$70 Billion Stealth Jet Finally Flies in Its First War|Dave Majumdar|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those include giving paid private Skype shows sold over Twitter, escorting, and more.
The Banks’ War on Porn Stars|Richard Abowitz, Marlow Stern|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few weeks into escorting, he had what he gingerly calls a “rough experience” with a client.
Sex, Power, and Desire: The Life of America’s Next Top Escort|Scott Bixby|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you stay more than one day at the hotel, do not tax the proprietor with the duty of escorting you to the table more than once.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
A glance over his shoulder showed him Wilkins and two guards escorting the old woman.
The Envoy, Her|Horace Brown Fyfe
They were like silver gulls escorting limitless schools of porpoise through placid waters.
The Glory of The Coming|Irvin S. Cobb
His voice trailed off as one of the escorting guards, impatient at the delay, took Dylara by one arm and urged her on.
Warrior of the Dawn|Howard Carleton Browne
Escorting remains from quarters to church before funeral services.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss

British Dictionary definitions for escort

escort

noun (ˈɛskɔːt)

one or more persons, soldiers, vehicles, etc, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour

a man or youth who accompanies a woman or girlhe was her escort for the evening

a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc
(as modifier)an escort agency

verb (ɪsˈkɔːt)

(tr) to accompany or attend as an escort

Word Origin for escort

C16: from French escorte, from Italian scorta, from scorgere to guide, from Latin corrigere to straighten; see correct

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