What is "escort"

Escort \Es*cort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Escorting.] [Cf. F. escorter, It. scortare. See Escort, n.] 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; as, to escort a public functionary, or a lady; to escort a baggage wagon.

Syn: To accompany; attend. See Accompany.

Escort \Es"cort\, n. [F. escorte, It. scorta a guard or guide, fr. scorgere to perceive, discern, lead, fr. L. ex out, quite + corrigere to correct, set right. See Correct.]

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.

   The troops of my escort marched at the ordinary rate.
   --Burke.

2. Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion; as, to travel under the escort of a friend.

1570s, in military sense, from Middle French escorte (16c.), from Italian scorta, literally "a guiding," from scorgere "to guide," from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere, from ex- "out" (see ex-) + Latin corrigere "set right" (see correct (v.)). The sense of "person accompanying another to a social occasion" is 1936.

1708, originally military, from escort (n.), or from French escorter; social sense is from 1890. Related: Escorted; escorting.

n. 1 A group of people, especially armed people, who go with a person of distinction for the sake of providing safety to them when on a journey; 2 An accompanying person in such group 3 A guard who travels with a dangerous person, for example a criminal, for the protection of others 4 A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor 5 An accompanying person in a social gathering etc. 6 Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion; as, to travel under the escort of a friend. 7 A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent. vb. 1 To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to 2 To go with someone as a partner, for example on a formal date.

1. n. someone who escorts and protects a prominent person [syn: bodyguard]

2. the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them [syn: accompaniment]

3. an attendant who is employed to accompany someone

4. a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" [syn: date]

5. v. accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"

6. accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: see]

Escort may refer to:

Escort is a British men's adult magazine, or softcore magazine, which falls under the description of pornography, or erotica.

By 2012, Escort was in its 32nd year, or volume. The content is a combination of photographs and text, with the photographs almost entirely being those of partially or completely nude females.

Escort specialises in pictures of amateur (i.e. non-professional) models, some of which are sent to the magazine by readers - these are affectionately known as "readers' wives". It often features photo-shoots taken in an "ordinary" location like a pub, or outdoors at a place familiar to British readers.

Up to and including vol. 15 (1995), Escort had a distinctive 'cut-out' cover, which folded out into a poster; this 'cut-out' design allowed a few smaller pictures on the contents page to be visible, thus giving a sneak preview of other women posing in the magazine; one of these smaller pictures was usually that from the magazine's regular 'Girls of ...' feature showing women posing at various locations of that issue's chosen town.

Escort is published by Paul Raymond Publications which also releases other similar titles including, Club International, Mayfair, Men Only, Men's World, and Razzle. Escort also has a digital identity on the official Paul Raymond site paulraymond.xxx, where the hardcore imagery not found in the print version is also shown. Escort is generally available in most newsagents, although some larger retailers require a modesty bag in order to protect minors from seeing gratuitous flesh on display on the cover. As from 2013, the magazine is also available in digital format exclusively on the Paul Raymond digital newsstand.

Escort is a contemporary disco band based out of Brooklyn, New York. Founded by Dan Balis and Eugene Cho and including front-woman Adeline Michèle, they are known for their modern and live dance music sound.

Founders Dan Balis and Eugene Cho met at Vassar College and started making house singles in the early 2000s. Escort started as a studio project for the duo who, "wanted to make records in the spirit of the old ones we were sampling."

Despite being a self-proclaimed disco band they "are very careful to make music that doesn't just sound and feel old, but is actually relevant for DJs and listeners today." Their first single "Starlight" was a critical success, which led to the band being invited to make their live debut at the P.S.1 Warm Up series. A flash mob of 300 dancers coordinated a group dance to Escort's remix of Feist's " I Feel It All" in the Eaton Center in Toronto for International Dance Day. Escort's "Starlight" was featured in DSW's (Designer Shoe Warehouse) fall 2013 commercial, "Savvy Shoe Lovers."

Escort is a 2001 Chinese black comedy film directed by Qi Xing, starring Ge Zhijun and Li Zhanhe as two plainclothes police officers trying to escort an especially obedient criminal ( Fu Biao) out of an impoverished and desolate area in Shaanxi. The film marks Qi's directorial debut.

Escort is a 2006 Dutch thriller television film written and directed by Frank Ketelaar, starring Rifka Lodeizen and Bastiaan Ragas.