Escort — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛskɔːɹt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛskɔːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛskɔːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛskɔːɹt/.

Examples

his date never stopped talking
She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball
I'll see you to the door

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accompaniment see bodyguard date

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
noun	the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
noun	an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
noun	a participant in a date “his date never stopped talking”
verb	accompany as an escort “She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball”
verb	accompany or escort “I'll see you to the door”

Word Forms

body guard	verb	accompany and protect from physical harm
accompany	verb	be a companion to somebody
date	verb	date regularly; have a steady relationship with
escort	verb	accompany as an escort
escort	noun	a participant in a date

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

begleiten

jemand, der eine prominente Person begleitet und beschützt

🇫🇷French

escorte

quelqu'un qui escorte et protège une personnalité éminente

🇪🇸Spanish

escolta

alguien que escolta y protege a una persona prominente

🇮🇹Italian

scorta

qualcuno che scorta e protegge una persona importante

🇳🇱Dutch

escorteren

iemand die een prominent persoon begeleidt en beschermt

🇵🇹Portuguese

escolta

alguém que acompanha e protege uma pessoa proeminente

🇷🇺Russian

эскорт

тот, кто сопровождает и защищает выдающегося человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुरक्षण

वह व्यक्ति जो किसी प्रमुख व्यक्ति का अनुरक्षण और सुरक्षा करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

এসকর্ট

এমন কেউ যিনি একজন বিশিষ্ট ব্যক্তিকে রক্ষা করেন এবং রক্ষা করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை

ஒரு முக்கிய நபரை அழைத்துச் சென்று பாதுகாக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎస్కార్ట్

ఒక ప్రముఖ వ్యక్తిని ఎస్కార్ట్ చేసి రక్షించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

एस्कॉर्ट

कोणीतरी जो प्रमुख व्यक्तीला एस्कॉर्ट करतो आणि संरक्षित करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

એસ્કોર્ટ

કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે અગ્રણી વ્યક્તિને એસ્કોર્ટ કરે છે અને તેનું રક્ષણ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಂಗಾವಲು

ಪ್ರಮುಖ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಬೆಂಗಾವಲು ಮಾಡುವ ಮತ್ತು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അകമ്പടി

ഒരു പ്രമുഖ വ്യക്തിയെ അകമ്പടി സേവിക്കുകയും സംരക്ഷിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਸਕਾਰਟ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تخرکشک

کوئی ایسا شخص جو کسی ممتاز شخص کی حفاظت اور حفاظت کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

护送

护送和保护显赫人物的人

🇯🇵Japanese

護衛

著名な人物を護衛し護衛する人

🇰🇷Korean

호위

저명한 사람을 호위하고 보호하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hộ tống

ai đó hộ tống và bảo vệ một người nổi bật

🇹🇭Thai

คุ้มกัน

คนที่คุ้มกันและปกป้องบุคคลสำคัญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengawal

seseorang yang mengawal dan melindungi orang terkemuka

🇲🇾Malay

pengiring

seseorang yang mengiringi dan melindungi orang yang terkemuka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرافقة

شخص يرافق ويحمي شخصًا بارزًا

🇮🇷Persian

اسکورت

کسی که یک شخص برجسته را اسکورت و محافظت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

eskort

Tanınmış bir kişiye eşlik eden ve onu koruyan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְלַווֹת

מישהו שמלווה ומגן על אדם בולט

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The primary meaning of 'escort' is 'someone who escorts and protects a prominent person'.

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