Definition of escort
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a(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 nounan 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)
escort
verbescorted; escorting; escorts
Definition of escort (Entry 2 of 2)
: to accompany as an escort
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The first known use of escort was in 1579
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