A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.
A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent.
Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.
A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
An accompanying person in such a group.
A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.
An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
To go with someone as a partner, for example on a formal date.
To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard (for the person escorted or for others); to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to
To accompany (a person) in order to compel them to go somewhere (e.g. to leave a building).
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
The participant who opens an academic debate by putting forward objections to a theological or philosophical thesis.
One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).
One who is opposed or objects (to a policy, course of action or set of ideas).
One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).