<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy: An escort of sailors accompanied the queen.</li><li>an armed guard, as a body of soldiers or ships: The president traveled with a large escort of motorcycle police.</li><li>a man or boy who accompanies a woman or girl in public, as to a social event.</li><li>a person, especially a woman (female escort), but sometimes a man (male escort), who is paid to go on a date with a client, and usually to engage in sex acts for money.</li><li>protection, safeguard, or guidance on a journey: to travel without escort.</li><li>Synonyms: convoy.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to attend or accompany as an escort.</li><li>Synonyms: guide, take, chaperone, squire, usher, conduct.</li></ul>