エスコートesukooto

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbescort

• Synonym付き添いつきそいNeutralStaying by someone to look after them, as in 「病人の付き添い」; also the person who attends. Emphasis is on care, not necessarily escorting.
• Synonym護衛ごえいNeutralGuarding someone's safety by accompanying them, as in 「要人の護衛」; also the guards themselves. Stresses protection more than 「エスコート」 does.
• Synonym警護けいごNeutralGuarding against trouble, as in 「警察の警護」; mostly official security work. It can cover guarding someone on the move, but not acting as their companion or guide.
• Synonym同伴どうはんNeutralGoing somewhere together with a companion, as in 「夫人同伴」; stresses attending jointly. No idea of protection or ushering.
• Synonym用心棒ようじんぼうNeutralA tough hired guard with an underworld flavor; also a door bar or self-defence stick. Nothing of the companion-or-guide sense that 「エスコート」 has.
• Synonym護送ごそうNeutralTaking people or goods to a destination under protection, or transferring prisoners, as in 「囚人を護送する」; the focus is on getting them there.
• SynonymボディーガードNeutralLoanword for a bodyguard who stays close to protect a VIP — a person, not an action. It lacks the sense of accompanying someone as a companion or guide.
• Related随伴ずいはんWrittenWritten/formal: attending a high-ranking person as part of their party, or occurring alongside something. For everyday accompaniment say 「付き添う」.

Use 「エスコート」 for accompanying or ushering someone, as in 「彼女をエスコートする」. For protection while accompanying use 「護衛」, for security work 「警護」, for taking people or goods somewhere under guard (or transferring prisoners) 「護送」, and for caring attendance 「付き添い」.

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1. 護衛ごえいなどのため人ひとに付き添つきそって行いくこと。