I. e ‧ scort 1 /ɪˈskɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1 . to take someone somewhere, especially when you are protecting or guarding them:
The shipment was escorted by guards.
escort somebody back/through/to etc (something)
Two Marines escorted Benny inside.
I escorted her to the door.
2 . to go with someone and show them a place
escort somebody around (something)
The company escorts prospective buyers around the property.
3 . old-fashioned to go with someone to a social event:
Bill escorted Ellie to the opera.
II. es ‧ cort 2 /ˈeskɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: escorte , from Italian scorgere 'to guide' , from Latin corrigere ; ⇨ ↑ correct 1 ]
1 . a person or a group of people or vehicles that go with someone in order to protect or guard them:
a police escort
under escort
He was driven away to prison under armed escort (=protected or guarded by an escort) .
2 . someone who goes with someone to a formal social event
3 . someone who is paid to go out with someone socially:
an escort agency
4 . American English a ↑ prostitute , especially one who goes to social events or on trips with the person who pays them