English Explanatory Dictionary

escort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. An accompanying person in such a group.
  3. A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.
  4. A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.
  5. An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
  6. Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.
  7. A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent; a pimp.
verb
  1. 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.
  2. To accompany (a person) in order to compel them to go somewhere (e.g. to leave a building).
  3. To go with someone as a partner, for example on a formal date.
  4. To work as an escort (sex worker).

Pronunciation

/ˈɛs.kɔɹt/ En-us-escort.ogg /ˈɛs.kɔːt/ /ɪsˈkɔɹt/ /ɪsˈkɔːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-escort (verb).wav

Word forms

escort escorts escorting escorted

Etymology

Borrowed from French escorte, itself borrowed from Italian scorta.

Synonyms

accompany attend see squire

Derived words

destroyer escort escort agency escort carrier escortcel escortless escort service police escort escortee escortment

Translations

Azerbaijani: ötürən Azerbaijani: ötürücü Azerbaijani: müşayiətçi Azerbaijani: bələdçi Bulgarian: придружител Danish: ledsager Erzya: ялга Esperanto: akompananto Faroese: fylgdarmaður Finnish: seuralainen Galician: acompañante German: Begleitperson Greek: συνοδός Ancient Greek: ἀγωγός Hebrew: מלווה Hungarian: kísérő Icelandic: fylgdarmaður Icelandic: fylgdarsveinn Ingrian: saattaja Italian: scorta Latin: dēductor Macedonian: при́дружник Norwegian Bokmål: ledsager Polish: eskorta Portuguese: acompanhante Russian: провожа́тый Russian: провожа́тая Slovak: sprievod Spanish: acompañante Swedish: ledsagare
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