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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Lauryn Overhultz , Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
The program participants had embarked upon a 13-hour voyage aboard a cruise ship Tuesday under an Israeli naval escort.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson eventually asked the sergeant at arms to escort Green out of the chamber.
—Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
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Noun
Jane was Bryant, Diddy was Jordan, and the male escort was often referred to as Shaq, according to her testimony.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
The program participants had embarked upon a 13-hour voyage aboard a cruise ship Tuesday under an Israeli naval escort.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Verb
Just before noon, CNN affiliate aerial footage showed the final vans being escorted out of this area.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson eventually asked the sergeant at arms to escort Green out of the chamber.
—Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escort. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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