escort

Meaning

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.

show the way

see home

call over

take charge of

seeing one off

be accompanied by

attendance on

have a conference with

see to the door

dining companion

conduct under escort

present with

Frequency

Hyphenated as

es‧cort

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛs.kɔɹt/

Borrowed from French escorte, itself borrowed from Italian scorta.

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May I escort you to the garage ?

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