escort en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛs.kɔɹt/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɛs.kɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from French escorte, itself borrowed from Italian scorta.
Meanings
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A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
The soldier who was pulling at the other end was clumsily unhorsed, and I myself was all but thrown by the unexpected jerk. This ludicrous incident at first provoked mirth among my escort, a mirth which their superstitious minds immediately turned into an ill omen.
1898, Arnold Henry Savage Landor, chapter LXXXIII, in In the Forbidden Land:Whole squadrons of cavalry escort had sometimes to be sent thundering against a powerful infantry outpost in order that the brief time between the charge and the inevitable retreat might be utilized in sounding a ford or determining the point of intersection of two roads.
1883, Ambrose Bierce, George Thurston:There were not many passengers, and the journey was uneventful until the frontier was reached at Padang Besar, although an armed escort of Malay police accompanied the train from Alor Star.
1955 April, “Notes and News: A Journey through Thailand”, in Railway Magazine, page 286:
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An accompanying person in such a group.
The waves being so high when we and the escorts, which stayed about one quarter mile to each side and ahead of us, were in a trough at the same time and we were unable to see one another.
1980, Ernest L. Secrest, chapter 9, in My 1102 Days of W.W. II:
- A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.
- A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.
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An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
"He'd come in for something to eat—the red-bearded one. We had quite a chat. I told him we were traveling like Stevenson—with a donkey; but that one of the ladies had an abscess on a tooth and was going home. He said it was no place for women and offered himself as an escort."
1921, Mary Roberts Rinehart, chapter 5, in More Tish:
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Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.
"I went home with Hester Paine, last evening, from writing school. Just as she had accepted my escort, Halbert came up, and in a condescending way, informed her that he would see her home."
1874, Horatio Alger, chapter 2, in Brave and Bold:
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A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent; a pimp.
Of the 68 women, 26 reported that they had worked on the streets and as an escort over the course of their career as a prostitute, 18 exclusively as a street prostitute, and 8 as an escort only (i.e., working for an escort service).
2014, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Contemporary Research on Sex Work, page 87:Every escort has at least one or two regular clients; they are our bread and butter.
2017, Samantha X, Back on Top: Confessions of a High-Class Escort, Hachette, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| escorts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
escort service · escort agency · escortless · player escort · escort carrier · destroyer escort · escortcel · police escort
Translations (86)
mk конво́ј (group of people who provide safety) · bg придружител (accompanying person) · he ליווי (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · cs eskorta (group of people who provide safety) · is fylgdarmaður (accompanying person) · mi poutiriao (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · ru мальчик по вызову (sex worker) · ru сопровожде́ние (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · izh saattaja (accompanying person) · da ledsager (accompanying person) · el συνοδός (accompanying person) · fi suojelus (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · ja 警護 (group of people who provide safety) · fa اسکورت (group of people who provide safety) · ru охра́на (group of people who provide safety) · nn eskorte (group of people who provide safety) · bg охрана (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · ml അകമ്പടി (group of people who provide safety) · nb eskorte (group of people who provide safety) · mk при́дружба (group of people who provide safety) · ca escorta (group of people who provide safety) · nb ledsager (accompanying person) · he נערת ליווי (sex worker) · ar مُرَافَقَة (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · bg конво̀й (group of people who provide safety) · ja 護衛 (group of people who provide safety) · he נער ליווי (sex worker) · gd freiceadan (group of people who provide safety) · pt escolta (group of people who provide safety) · sk sprievod (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · sv ledsagare (accompanying person) · pl konwój (group of people who provide safety) · he מלווה (accompanying person) · mi kaiārahi (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · az ötürən (accompanying person) · az ötürücü (accompanying person) · el συνοδεία (group of people who provide safety) · eo akompananto (accompanying person) · mk при́дружник (accompanying person) · de Geleit (group of people who provide safety) · de Eskorte (group of people who provide safety) · gl acompañante (accompanying person) · ru провожа́тая (accompanying person) · hu kísérő (accompanying person) · az mühafizə dəstəsi (group of people who provide safety) · fi saattue (group of people who provide safety) · es escolta (group of people who provide safety) · az bələdçi (accompanying person) · sk eskorta (group of people who provide safety) · de Begleitperson (accompanying person) · io akompano (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · hu kíséret (group of people who provide safety) · sk sprievod (accompanying person) · pl świta (group of people who provide safety) · is fylgdarsveinn (accompanying person) · fi huolenpito (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · mk за́штита (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · he שיירה (group of people who provide safety) · fo fylgdarmaður (accompanying person) · pl eskorta (group of people who provide safety) · da eskorte (group of people who provide safety) · az müşayiətçi (accompanying person) · mk бе́збедност (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · gl escolta (group of people who provide safety) · es acompañante (accompanying person) · bg еско̀рт (group of people who provide safety) · ru девушка по вызову (sex worker) · la cohors (group of people who provide safety) · ru провожа́тый (accompanying person) · it scorta (accompanying person) · ru конво́й (group of people who provide safety) · grc ἀγωγός (accompanying person) · ru эско́рт (group of people who provide safety) · ka ესკორტი (group of people who provide safety) · myv ялга (accompanying person) · eo eskorto (group of people who provide safety) · pt acompanhante (accompanying person) · pl eskorta (accompanying person) · ro escortă (group of people who provide safety) · hu eszkort (group of people who provide safety) · fi seuralainen (accompanying person) · la dēductor (accompanying person) · fr escorte (group of people who provide safety) · it scorta (group of people who provide safety) · az müşayiət (protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion) · la comitātus (group of people who provide safety)