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escort

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈes-ˌkȯrt\
    • /ɪˈskɔːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈes-ˌkȯrt\

Definitions of escort word

  • noun escort Accompany (someone or something) somewhere, esp. for protection or security, or as a mark of rank. 1
  • transitive verb escort accompany in or out 1
  • noun escort protective entourage 1
  • noun escort protection, chaperon 1
  • noun escort paid companion 1
  • noun escort person: for restricted area 1
See all 20 definitions of escort

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Parts of speech for Escort

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Escort

escort popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

escort usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for escort

noun escort

  • companion — A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with.
  • attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
  • bodyguard — A bodyguard is a person or a group of people employed to protect someone.
  • chaperon — (esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
  • aide — An aide is an assistant to someone who has an important job, especially in government or in the armed forces.

verb escort

  • accompany — If you accompany someone, you go somewhere with them.
  • usher — James, 1581–1656, Irish prelate and scholar.
  • lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
  • attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
  • shepherd — a male given name.
All 46 Synonyms of escort

Antonyms for escort

noun escort

  • enemy — A person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
  • foe — a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.

verb escort

  • abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
  • leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
All 11 Antonyms of escort

Top questions with escort

  • what is an escort?
  • how to become an escort?
  • how to become a male escort?

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