Escort

Quick meaning: Escort is a noun meaning A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.

Meaning

A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.

More Meanings

1. An accompanying person in such a group.
2. A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.
3. A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.
4. An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
5. Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.
6. (originally euphemistic) A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent; a pimp.
7. To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard (for the person escorted or for others); to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to.

Example Sentences

Every escort has at least one or two regular clients; they are our bread and butter.

The waves being so high when we and the escorts, which stayed about one quarter mile to each side and ahead of us, were in a trough at the same time and we were unable to see one another.

There were not many passengers, and the journey was uneventful until the frontier was reached at Padang Besar, although an armed escort of Malay police accompanied the train from Alor Star.

"I went home with Hester Paine, last evening, from writing school. Just as she had accepted my escort, Halbert came up, and in a condescending way, informed her that he would see her home."

Word Forms

• escorts
• escorting
• escorted

Synonyms for escort

Depending on context, synonyms include accompany, attend, see, squire, esquire, accompaniment.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bodyguard, esquire, see, accompaniment, entourage, attendant.

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