| VERB | motion | escort | accompany as an escort |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | escort, see | accompany or escort | |
| NOUN | person | escort, bodyguard | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person |
| act | escort, accompaniment | the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them | |
| person | escort | an attendant who is employed to accompany someone | |
| person | escort, date | a participant in a date |
| Sounds | ehskao'rt; eh'skaort | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abort ... wart: 48 rhymes with aort... | |
| Meaning | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person. | |
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| Synonym | bodyguard | |
| Member of | guard | A military unit serving to protect some place or person |
| Narrower | Praetorian Guard, Praetorian | A member of the Praetorian Guard |
| outrider | An escort who rides / rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard) | |
| yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater | officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch | |
| Broader | defender, guardian, protector, shielder | A person who cares for persons or property |
| Spanish | escolta, guardaespaldas | |
| Catalan | escorta | |
| Meaning | The act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | accompaniment | |
| Narrower | convoy | The act of escorting while in transit |
| Broader | protection | The activity of protecting someone or something |
| Spanish | acompañamiento, escolta | |
| Catalan | acompanyament, escorta | |
| Meaning | An attendant who is employed to accompany someone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | color guard | A ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors |
| honor guard, guard of honor | An escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral | |
| minder | someone (usually in totalitarian countries) who is assigned to watch over foreign visitors | |
| usher, guide | someone employed to conduct others | |
| Broader | attendant, attender, tender | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another |
| Meaning | A participant in a date. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | date | |
| Member of | date, appointment, engagement | A meeting arranged in advance |
| Narrower | blind date | A participant in a blind date (someone you meet / meet for the first time when you have a date with them) |
| Broader | companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate | A friend who is frequently in the company of another |
| Spanish | acompañante, cita, escolta | |
| Catalan | cita | |
| Verbs | escort | accompany as an escort |
| Meaning | Accompany as an escort. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball" | |
| Entailed by | body guard | Accompany and protect from physical harm |
| Narrower | chaperone, chaperon | Accompany as a chaperone |
| convoy | escort in transit | |
| safeguard | escort safely | |
| squire | attend upon as a squire | |
| Broader | accompany | go or travel along with |
| Spanish | escoltar | |
| Catalan | escortar | |
| Nouns | escort | a participant in a date |
| Meaning | Accompany or escort. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | see | |
| Broader | accompany | go or travel along with |
| Spanish | acompañar, escoltar | |
| Catalan | acompanyar, escortar | |
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