| n. | 1. | A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant; a guard, as of prisoners on a march; also, a body of persons, attending as a mark of respect or honor; - applied to movements on land, as convoy is to movements at sea. |
| 2. | Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion; | |
| v. t. | 1. | To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; - used esp. with reference to journeys or excursions on land; |
| Noun | 1. | escort - someone who escorts and protects a prominent person Synonyms: bodyguard |
| 2. | escort - the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them Synonyms: accompaniment | |
| 3. | escort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someone | |
| 4. | escort - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" Synonyms: date | |
| Verb | 1. | escort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball" |
| 2. | escort - accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" Synonyms: see |