plural escorts
1
a(1)
: a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection, provide supervision, or as a courtesy
a police escort
Visitors are not allowed to enter the building without an escort.
(2)
: a man who goes with a woman to a social event
(3)
: a person and especially a sex worker who is hired to go with someone to a social event
—often used before another noun
an escort service/agency
b
: a protective screen of warships or fighter planes or a single ship or plane used to fend off enemy attack from one or more vulnerable craft
2
: accompaniment by a person or an armed protector (such as a ship)
escorted; escorting; escorts
: to accompany as an escort
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Examples of escort in a Sentence
Noun
Visitors are not allowed to enter the building without an escort.
The bombers were protected by a fighter escort.
Everyone was surprised when she arrived at the party without an escort.
Verb
Several fighters escorted the bombers back to base.
a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Kloss worked as a care escort for Planned Parenthood patients, and founded the Gateway Coalition, a collective that funds clinics providing reproductive healthcare in the Midwest.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Once at the Blood Center, I was escorted to a spacious donation room where two other donors were already hooked up to their blood machines.
—Pia Velasco, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
In a heartbreaking moment long after the terrible incident has taken place, Yuen shows his vulnerability by breaking down in tears of shame after hiring an escort and being robbed by her employers before anything happens.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Kloss worked as a care escort for Planned Parenthood patients, and founded the Gateway Coalition, a collective that funds clinics providing reproductive healthcare in the Midwest.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
The new families, arriving in long columns of vans, coaches and trucks escorted by police cars, were greeted by red banners and traditional Tibetan dances, social media footage shows.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Once at the Blood Center, I was escorted to a spacious donation room where two other donors were already hooked up to their blood machines.
—Pia Velasco, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escort. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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escort
1 of 2 noun
es·cort
ˈes-ˌkȯ(ə)rt 
1
: a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection or show courtesy
2
: the man who goes on a date with a woman
3
: a protective screen of vehicles, warships, or planes
motorcycle escort
fighter escort
escort
2 of 2 verb
es·cort
is-ˈkȯ(ə)rt
es-ˈ
es-ˈ
ˈes-ˌ
: to go along with as an escort
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