escort

CEFRC1

/ɪsˈkɔɹt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To go with someone to protect or guide them.

  2. 02

    noun

    A person who accompanies and protects someone.

Examples

  • Are you sure it's safe to hire an escort online?

  • He traveled with a large escort.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.

  2. An accompanying person in such a group.

noun

Extra 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.

More examples

In context

  • May I escort you home?

  • At this point, the Tenant became extremely angry.... the Tenant started yelling even louder and charged at me. The Tenant was restrained by the security guard and escorted out of the hearing room. The Tenant was ultimately escorted out of the Board’s office b...

  • Every escort has at least one or two regular clients; they are our bread and butter.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

Borrowed from French escorte, itself borrowed from Italian scorta.