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Definition escort in American English

escort noun

[countable] noun
/ˈesˌkɔrt/
1

a person or a group of people, vehicles, ships, etc. that go somewhere with another person, vehicle, ship, etc. in order to protect them or to prevent them from escaping

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You should not visit the area without an escort.

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2

someone, especially a man, who goes with another person to a formal social event as their partner

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2.1

someone who is paid to go out socially with another person. Escort is sometimes used as a polite way of referring to a prostitute.

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Definition escort in American English