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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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 18 July 2025
Digital escorts present a natural opportunity for spies, experts say.
—ProPublica, 16 July 2025
Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Some of Braddock’s eight grandchildren escorted his casket out of the church, as an ode to UM — the university’s fight song — played.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 July 2025
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Noun
The Arkansas Republican requested information from Hegseth about the Pentagon’s contractors and subcontractors who hire Chinese personnel or digital escorts, as well as recommendations for closing loopholes in the security requirements for government cloud providers.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 18 July 2025
Digital escorts present a natural opportunity for spies, experts say.
—ProPublica, 16 July 2025
Verb
What began as a peaceful protest at a news conference about a contested zoning case involving affordable housing erupted into a noisy disturbance with building security and Austin police escorting opponents from a City Council meeting.
—Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Some of Braddock’s eight grandchildren escorted his casket out of the church, as an ode to UM — the university’s fight song — played.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 July 2025
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escort. Accessed 2 Aug. 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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