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
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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Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Lownie said Andrew should not have been given a police escort to the Duchess of Kent's funeral in September, at which he was photographed laughing with and trying to talk to Prince William, who appeared to blank him.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Prior to his arraignment, the defendant confessed to the sheriffs escorting him to the courtroom, the release said.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
According to officials, the youngest victim was just 14 and was trafficked through escort sites and forced to service more than 10 men a day.
—Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Lownie said Andrew should not have been given a police escort to the Duchess of Kent's funeral in September, at which he was photographed laughing with and trying to talk to Prince William, who appeared to blank him.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
After 57 days in the hospital that included rehabilitation and the left half of her skull being removed to treat the swelling in her brain, Sophia Forchas was escorted through the streets of the city, a video posted by Mayor Jacob Frey on social media Thursday showed.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Prior to his arraignment, the defendant confessed to the sheriffs escorting him to the courtroom, the release said.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escort. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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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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