Definition of escort
1 a (1)
:a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection or as a courtesy
(2)
:a man who goes with a woman to a social event
(3)
:a woman or a man 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)
