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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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
This photo gallery documents the morning’s tribute in Lake Worth, from the motorcycle escort to the formal interment of heroes who served in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
—Joe Cavaretta, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Eventually, we were asked to leave our bags, notebooks and phones behind before we were escorted onto the set for an elimination challenge.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Riders will travel on a new century route that tours South Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, Las Olas and Lighthouse Point, with an approximately 40-mile stretch along the Florida coastline under police escort.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
This photo gallery documents the morning’s tribute in Lake Worth, from the motorcycle escort to the formal interment of heroes who served in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
—Joe Cavaretta, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
As a child, Bridges became an iconic symbol of school desegregation as she was escorted to and from the school by federal marshals.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Eventually, we were asked to leave our bags, notebooks and phones behind before we were escorted onto the set for an elimination challenge.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escort. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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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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