Definitions for escort

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escort es·cort

Spelling: [noun es-kawrt; verb ih-skawrt]

IPA: /noun ˈɛs kɔrt; verb ɪˈskɔrt/

Escort is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 153 anagrams from letters in escort (ceorst).

Definitions for escort

noun

1. a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
2. an armed guard, as a body of soldiers or ships:
3. a man or boy who accompanies a woman or girl in public, as to a social event.
4. protection, safeguard, or guidance on a journey:

verb (used with object)

1. to attend or accompany as an escort.

Origin of escort

1570-80; French Italian scorta, derivative of scorgere to conduct Vulgar Latin *excorrigere. See ex-¹, correct

Examples for escort

But I want to see this fight, and I won't get there if the colonel sends an escort.

My place was at Hester Paine's side, since she had accepted my escort.

Did you not insist on going home with Hester Paine, when I had offered my escort?

And in an environment where time is money, hooking up with an escort just might be the sensible thing to do.

“escort” sounds like I would need to look into service renewal.

An escort who goes by the name of “Tommy” has experienced a wide variety of female clients.

The escort site Cowboys4Angels peddles chiseled, hot-bodied men and their smoldering model looks to women willing to pay.

"Your escort was accepted because you were the first to offer it," said Halbert.

And now, may I have the honor of asking you to accept the escort of Mr. Cassidy to our gallery.

She then claimed that security guards approached her car saying Cosby told them to escort her home.