Escort
noun
A person or group of people who goes with someone, often for security or reassurance.
The celebrity was surrounded by his escorts.
Often appears as...
- security escort
- police escort
noun
A person, typically a woman, who is hired to go with someone to a social event.
He hired an escort to accompany him to the gala.
Often appears as...
- hire an escort
- escort service
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To go with someone or something somewhere, often for protection or to show the way.
I'll escort you to the train station to make sure you don't get lost.
Often appears as...
- escort someone out
- escort someone home
noun
A person or group of people who goes with someone, often for security or reassurance.
The celebrity was surrounded by his escorts.
Often appears as...
- security escort
- police escort
noun
A person, typically a woman, who is hired to go with someone to a social event.
He hired an escort to accompany him to the gala.
Often appears as...
- hire an escort
- escort service
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To go with someone or something somewhere, often for protection or to show the way.
I'll escort you to the train station to make sure you don't get lost.
Often appears as...
- escort someone out
- escort someone home
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Security Context
Used when someone receives protection in potentially unsafe situations.
The president traveled with a military escort.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
Can refer to non-physical guidance, like support during challenging times.
The counselor acted as an emotional escort through his recovery.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
The term itself doesn't imply positivity or negativity.
The witness was provided with a police escort for the trial.
Pro Tip 1/3Security Context
Used when someone receives protection in potentially unsafe situations.
The president traveled with a military escort.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
Can refer to non-physical guidance, like support during challenging times.
The counselor acted as an emotional escort through his recovery.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
The term itself doesn't imply positivity or negativity.
The witness was provided with a police escort for the trial.
Pro Tip 1/3Security Context
Used when someone receives protection in potentially unsafe situations.
The president traveled with a military escort.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
Can refer to non-physical guidance, like support during challenging times.
The counselor acted as an emotional escort through his recovery.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
The term itself doesn't imply positivity or negativity.
The witness was provided with a police escort for the trial.
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The unheard story of...
they've said, "Wait a minute, he looks and sounds an awful lot like someone who has acromegaly." And that would also explain so much of what was strange about his behavior that day. Why does he move so slowly and have to be escorted down into the valley floor by an attendant?
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Fred Jansen: How to land...
To escort and land the probe on a comet, this has been my passion for the past two years. In order to do that, I need to explain to you something about the origin of the solar system. When we go back four and a half billion years, there was a cloud of gas and dust.
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Our campaign to ban...
we could have gone to jail. But, hey, it worked. Twenty-four hours later, we were picked up from school and escorted to the office of the governor. And there he was -- waiting for us to meet and speak, being all supportive and thankful for our willingness
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Raging Rhino Charge PIPE...
so, it's going to take us about three, three and a half hours to get there. On game, especially rhino, we'll escort the animals all the way to the farm. I think it's really important for rhino. They're special animals.
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Male Circumcision PIPE...
from the supermarket the entire community gathers to celebrate in return everyone escorts him home neighbors join the throng his achievement is there by respecting tradition and prevailing over
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Circumcision PIPE National...
the entire community gathers to celebrate his return everyone escorts him home neighbors join the throng his achievement is their achievement by respecting tradition and prevailing
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The myth of Thor's...
The three companions prepared to leave, disappointed and humbled. But as the king escorted them out, he revealed that nothing in the castle had been what it seemed.
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What I learned at...
Escort all right I'll subscribe you on my phone I was writing that note down I space down a minute and then I looked up and I saw that he was about to build the
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A Submarine Assault PIPE...
outmaneuvered the japanese escort but a bigger challenge looms now deep within the convoy an enemy transport lies straight ahead
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Jailed in Bangladesh PIPE...
escorted me down into the women's board down into the next part of my life I
Video examples
The unheard story of...
they've said, "Wait a minute, he looks and sounds an awful lot like someone who has acromegaly." And that would also explain so much of what was strange about his behavior that day. Why does he move so slowly and have to be escorted down into the valley floor by an attendant?
Video examples
Fred Jansen: How to land...
To escort and land the probe on a comet, this has been my passion for the past two years. In order to do that, I need to explain to you something about the origin of the solar system. When we go back four and a half billion years, there was a cloud of gas and dust.
Video examples
Our campaign to ban...
we could have gone to jail. But, hey, it worked. Twenty-four hours later, we were picked up from school and escorted to the office of the governor. And there he was -- waiting for us to meet and speak, being all supportive and thankful for our willingness
Video examples
Raging Rhino Charge PIPE...
so, it's going to take us about three, three and a half hours to get there. On game, especially rhino, we'll escort the animals all the way to the farm. I think it's really important for rhino. They're special animals.
Video examples
Male Circumcision PIPE...
from the supermarket the entire community gathers to celebrate in return everyone escorts him home neighbors join the throng his achievement is there by respecting tradition and prevailing over
Video examples
Circumcision PIPE National...
the entire community gathers to celebrate his return everyone escorts him home neighbors join the throng his achievement is their achievement by respecting tradition and prevailing
Video examples
The myth of Thor's...
The three companions prepared to leave, disappointed and humbled. But as the king escorted them out, he revealed that nothing in the castle had been what it seemed.
Video examples
What I learned at...
Escort all right I'll subscribe you on my phone I was writing that note down I space down a minute and then I looked up and I saw that he was about to build the
Video examples
A Submarine Assault PIPE...
outmaneuvered the japanese escort but a bigger challenge looms now deep within the convoy an enemy transport lies straight ahead
Video examples
Jailed in Bangladesh PIPE...
escorted me down into the women's board down into the next part of my life I
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Sayed Kashua
Israeli Author
Like with all the Arabs, they use the 'suspect procedure' on me. I arrive four hours before the flight. They do a body search in a back room behind the curtain and then escort me onto the plane because they're afraid that on the way I might pick up a bomb from someone.
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Katha Pollitt
American Poet
Most Americans probably have no idea how hostile anti-abortion sidewalk counseling outside clinics can be. There's a reason pro-choicers volunteer to escort patients as they make their way past angry crowds to the clinic door.
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Suge Knight
American Producer
I'm in prison. But my heart and mind is free. Gangsta haters on the streets are doing more time than me. They need 30 police escorts with them every time they walk down the street.
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Maz Jobrani
American Comedian
I've made enough jokes about Iran's leadership that I'm sure if I showed up that I would get a nice escort - to the main prison - and then I could do a show there.
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Aishwarya R. Dhanush
Indian Director
My mother was like a CCTV camera. There were times when I could not enjoy what most other children could. I would always have an escort.
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Steven Burd
American Businessman
If the store were your own business, you'd escort the customer to a product's location in the store and refer to the customer by name.
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MaryJanice Davidson
American Author
I own two beautiful homes, and I'm always half-expecting the cops to pull in, seize me with firm compassion, and escort me out.
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Mark Esper
American Public Servant
The Brits are escorting their ships, and we will escort our ships, and I assume other countries will escort their ships.
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Lukas Forchhammer
Danish Musician
We've had to be escorted out of venues, things like that. We get security guards now.
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Stanislaw Lem
Polish Writer
Where do consequences lead? Depends on the escort.
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Sayed Kashua
Israeli Author
Like with all the Arabs, they use the 'suspect procedure' on me. I arrive four hours before the flight. They do a body search in a back room behind the curtain and then escort me onto the plane because they're afraid that on the way I might pick up a bomb from someone.
Quote examples
Katha Pollitt
American Poet
Most Americans probably have no idea how hostile anti-abortion sidewalk counseling outside clinics can be. There's a reason pro-choicers volunteer to escort patients as they make their way past angry crowds to the clinic door.
Quote examples
Suge Knight
American Producer
I'm in prison. But my heart and mind is free. Gangsta haters on the streets are doing more time than me. They need 30 police escorts with them every time they walk down the street.
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Maz Jobrani
American Comedian
I've made enough jokes about Iran's leadership that I'm sure if I showed up that I would get a nice escort - to the main prison - and then I could do a show there.
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Aishwarya R. Dhanush
Indian Director
My mother was like a CCTV camera. There were times when I could not enjoy what most other children could. I would always have an escort.
Quote examples
Steven Burd
American Businessman
If the store were your own business, you'd escort the customer to a product's location in the store and refer to the customer by name.
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MaryJanice Davidson
American Author
I own two beautiful homes, and I'm always half-expecting the cops to pull in, seize me with firm compassion, and escort me out.
Quote examples
Mark Esper
American Public Servant
The Brits are escorting their ships, and we will escort our ships, and I assume other countries will escort their ships.
Quote examples
Lukas Forchhammer
Danish Musician
We've had to be escorted out of venues, things like that. We get security guards now.
Quote examples
Stanislaw Lem
Polish Writer
Where do consequences lead? Depends on the escort.
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