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Definitions for Escort
[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] protection, safeguard, or guidance on a journey: to travel without escort.
[5] to attend or accompany as an escort.
[6] one or more persons, soldiers, vehicles, etc, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour
[7] a man or youth who accompanies a woman or girl he was her escort for the evening
[8] a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc (as modifier ) an escort agency
[9] (tr) to accompany or attend as an escort
Words related to Escort
entourage, bodyguard, convoy, attendant, companion, protect, accompany, bring, drag, usher, carry, guide, steer, gallant, protector, retinue, cortege, consort, chaperon, beau
Words nearby Escort
escoffier, escolar, escondido, esconson, escorial, escort, escort carrier, escort fighter, escribe, escritoire, escrow
Origin of Escort
1570–80; < French < Italian scorta, derivative of scorgere to conduct < Vulgar Latin *excorrigere. See ex-1, correct
Other words from Escort
un·es·cort·ed , adjective
well-es·cort·ed , adjective
Word origin for Escort
C16: from French escorte, from Italian scorta, from scorgere to guide, from Latin corrigere to straighten; see correct
Synonyms for Escort
attendant, bodyguard, companion, convoy, entourage, beau, cavalier, chaperon, company, consort, cortege, date, fellow, friend, gallant, guard, guide, partner, protector, retinue, safeguard, squire, train, warden, alarm clock, bird dog, convoyer