escort

[ noun es-kawrt; verb ih-skawrt ]

noun

1. a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:

   An escort of sailors accompanied the queen.

2. an armed guard, as a body of soldiers or ships:

   The president traveled with a large escort of motorcycle police.

3. a man or boy who accompanies a woman or girl in public, as to a social event.
4. 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.
5. protection, safeguard, or guidance on a journey:

   to travel without escort.

   Synonyms: convoy

verb (used with object)

1. to attend or accompany as an escort.

   Synonyms: guide, take, chaperone, squire, usher, conduct

escort

noun

1. one or more persons, soldiers, vehicles, etc, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour
2. a man or youth who accompanies a woman or girl

   he was her escort for the evening

3. 1. a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc
   2. ( as modifier )

      an escort agency

verb

1. tr to accompany or attend as an escort

Other Words From

• un·es·cort·ed adjective
• well-es·cort·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of escort¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of escort¹

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

Synonym Study

See accompany.

Example Sentences

He got a married woman with two children to “escort” him to his room and then pounced.

From Salon

At least one person was escorted away in a wheelchair, according to KTLA.

From Los Angeles Times

As the 33-year-old attempted to escort two people from the building, a man riding a quad bike deliberately crashed into him at speed.

From BBC

A contingent of firefighters escorted him to the airport.

From Los Angeles Times

Mike Tyson spoke just a few words, Jake Paul made crude references and Briton Tony Bellew was escorted out of the arena by security at a baffling news conference in Texas.

From BBC

Related Words

• attendant
• bodyguard
• companion
• convoy
• entourage