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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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
The flyby, which occurred under escort by United States fighter jets, sparked discussion among aviation enthusiasts.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Thousands of workers were fired and escorted out of their buildings by security.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
On Wednesday afternoon, led by police escort, Robert O’Malley became the first resident of Tuskegee Airmen Texas State Veterans Home in Fort Worth.
O’Malley, 81, the first U.S. Marine Corps recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam war, was accompanied by his stepdaughter Shannon Dear.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
The flyby, which occurred under escort by United States fighter jets, sparked discussion among aviation enthusiasts.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
The apparent fan made critical comments Wednesday about the press, according to People and BBC News, and Harry was escorted out of the courtroom.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Thousands of workers were fired and escorted out of their buildings by security.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escort. Accessed 15 Apr. 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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