escort

Pronunciation

noun

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛs.kɔrt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛs.kɔːt/

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• Hyphenation: es‧cort

verb

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪsˈkɔrt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪsˈkɔːt/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: es‧cort

Noun

Singular escort

Plural escorts

1. (countable) A group of people (often with guns) who protect a famous person; a guard.
2. (countable) Someone's date; a person who goes with you in a social gathering.

   I was her escort for the evening.

3. (countable) An escort is a sex worker who makes appointments with their clients and does not work in a brothel.

Verb

Plain form escort

Third-person singular escorts

Past tense escorted

Past participle escorted

Present participle escorting

1. To guard and protect someone or something.
   • Synonyms: accompany and attend

   The police escorted the President.

2. To escort is to go with somebody.