What does escort mean?

Definitions for escort
ˈɛs kɔrt; ɪˈskɔrtes·cort

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bodyguard, escortnoun

    someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

  2. escort, accompanimentnoun

    the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them

  3. escortnoun

    an attendant who is employed to accompany someone

  4. date, escortverb

    a participant in a date

    "his date never stopped talking"

  5. escortverb

    accompany as an escort

    "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"

  6. see, escortverb

    accompany or escort

    "I'll see you to the door"

Wiktionary

  1. escortnoun

    A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant; a guard, as of prisoners on a march; also, a body of persons, attending as a mark of respect or honor; -- applied to movements on land, as convoy is to movements at sea.

    The troops of my escort marched at the ordinary rate. -Burke.

  2. escortnoun

    An accompanying person in a social gathering etc.

  3. escortnoun

    Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion; as, to travel under the escort of a friend.

  4. escortnoun

    A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent.

  5. escortverb

    To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; -- used especially with reference to journeys or excursions on land; as, to escort a public functionary, or a lady; to escort a baggage wagon.

  6. Etymology: escorte, scorta a guard or guide, from scorgere to perceive, discern, lead, from ex out, quite + corrigere to correct, set right. See correct.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Escortnoun

    Convoy; guard from place to place.

    Etymology: escort, French.

  2. To Escortverb

    To convoy; to guard from place to place.

    Etymology: escorter, French.

ChatGPT

  1. escort

    An escort is an individual or a group who accompanies another individual or group for protection, guidance, or courtesy. In a social context, an escort can mean a person, usually a professional, hired to go with someone to a social event. This could also refer to a person employed to guide or assist others, particularly in reaching specific destinations or in avoiding certain risks. The term can also be used in military operations to denote the protection of ships, aircraft, or other vehicles from threats.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Escortnoun

    a body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant; a guard, as of prisoners on a march; also, a body of persons, attending as a mark of respect or honor; -- applied to movements on land, as convoy is to movements at sea

  2. Escortnoun

    protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion; as, to travel under the escort of a friend

  3. Escortnoun

    to attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; -- used esp. with reference to journeys or excursions on land; as, to escort a public functionary, or a lady; to escort a baggage wagon

  4. Etymology: [F. escorte, It. scorta a guard or guide, fr. scorgere to perceive, discern, lead, fr. L. ex out, quite + corrigere to correct, set right. See Correct.]

Wikidata

  1. Escort

    Escort is a British men's adult magazine, or softcore magazine, which falls under the description of pornography, or erotica. By 2012, Escort was in its 32nd year, or volume. The content is a combination of photographs and text, with the photographs almost entirely being those of partially or completely nude females. Escort specialises in pictures of amateur models, some of which are sent to the magazine by readers - these are affectionately known as "readers' wives". It often features photo-shoots taken in an "ordinary" location like a pub, or outdoors at a place familiar to British readers. Up to and including vol. 15, Escort had a distinctive 'cut-out' cover, which folded out into a poster; this 'cut-out' design allowed a few smaller pictures on the contents page to be visible, thus giving a sneak preview of other women posing in the magazine; one of these smaller pictures was usually that from the magazine's regular 'Girls of ...' feature showing women posing at various locations of that issue's chosen town. Escort is published by Paul Raymond Publications which also releases other similar titles including, Club International, Mayfair, Men Only, Men's World, and Razzle. Escort also has a digital identity on the official Paul Raymond site, where the hardcore imagery not found in the print version is also shown.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Escort

    es′kort, n. a body of men, or a single man, accompanying any one on a journey, for protection, guidance, or merely courtesy: attendance.—v.t. Escōrt′, to attend as guide or guard. [Fr. escorte—It. scortascorgere, to guide—L. ex, out, corrigĕre, to set right.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. escort

    assembled and organized for the purpose of passage together. 2. A group of vehicles organized for the purpose of control and orderly movement with or without

  2. escort

    1. A combatant unit(s) assigned to accompany and protect another force or convoy. 2. Aircraft assigned to protect other aircraft during a mission. 3. An armed guard that accompanies a convoy, a train, prisoners, etc. 4. An armed guard accompanying persons as a mark of honor. 5. (DOD only) To convoy. 6. (DOD only) A member of the Armed Forces assigned to accompany, assist, or guide an individual or group, e.g., an escort officer.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. escort

    A guard of troops attending an individual by way of distinction. Also, a guard placed over prisoners on a march.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. escort

    A body of troops attending an individual as a guard. The term is also applied to a guard placed over prisoners on a march, to prevent their escape, and to the guard of a convoy of stores.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ESCORT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Escort is ranked #150452 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Escort surname appeared 109 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Escort.

    81.6% or 89 total occurrences were Black.
    9.1% or 10 total occurrences were White.
    6.4% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Anagrams for escort »

  1. rectos

  2. scoter

  3. scrote

  4. sector

  5. Tresco

  6. corset

  7. coster

  8. cortes

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of escort in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of escort in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of escort in a Sentence

  1. Don Winslow:

    If he went out that tunnel, it was with an armed escort, most likely a mix of prison guards and his own people, if the past is prologue.

  2. Christina Cassotis:

    We do not believe that this poses any additional safety threats, it’s like just having more airline passengers going through because they go through the same vetting process. WHY YOU SHOULD N'T SLEEP DURING TAKEOFF OR LANDING According to Christina Cassotis, the changes were instituted to allow companions of passengers to dine or shop in the terminals, or to escort their family and friends to their gates. In doing so, the program has become the first of its kind since the events of 9/11 — a fact that’s is n’t lost on the APFA.

  3. Charo Bishop:

    All optional. Voluntarily. Some girls were excited to do those things, in terms of being an escort, that was never a perception I had. I think that being friendly and receptive and welcoming to sponsors is completely different than being an escort.

  4. Cliven Bundy:

    We plan on staying, i'm not afraid to go out of state. I don't need an escort.

  5. Knox County:

    As the Sheriff of Knox County and a Veteran, I am honored to provide Mynatt Funeral Home with an escort as they transport Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss from Knoxville to the receiving funeral home in Alexandria. This young man deserves our honor, and respect as he sacrificed his life in service to our country, an escort is the least we can do to show our gratitude.

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  • Bhaskar Balraj
    Bhaskar Balraj
    E - Employees, S - Safe guarding, C - Company, O - Outside, R - Rescue, T - Team. As of my knowledge.
    LikeReply7 years ago

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