Escort vs. Squire — What's the Difference?

One or more persons accompanying another to guide, protect, or show honor.

Starting in the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight.Use of the term evolved over time. Initially, a squire was a knight's apprentice.

A man who is the companion of a woman, especially on a social occasion.

A man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area, especially the chief landowner in such an area

A person, often a prostitute, who is hired to spend time with another as a companion.

A young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight before becoming a knight himself.

One or more vehicles accompanying another vehicle to guide, protect, or honor its passengers.

A subadult snapper fish (Chrysophrys auratus ).

One or more warships or planes used to defend or protect other craft from enemy attack.

(of a man) accompany or escort (a woman)

The act of accompanying a person, conveyance, or group as an escort

A man who attends or escorts a woman; a gallant.

To accompany or guide, especially as an escort

An English country gentleman, especially the chief landowner in a district.

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.

A magistrate or justice of the peace.

An accompanying person in such a group.

A local dignitary.

A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.

A young nobleman attendant upon a knight and ranked next below a knight in feudal hierarchy.

A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.

To attend as a squire; escort.

An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.

A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.

Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.

A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.

A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent.

A male attendant on a great personage.

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

A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.

To accompany (a person) in order to compel them to go somewhere (e.g. to leave a building).

A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire.

To go with someone as a partner, for example on a formal date.

Term of address to a male equal.

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.

(obsolete) A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.

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

(transitive) To attend as a squire.

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.

(transitive) To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.

Someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

A square; a measure; a rule.

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

A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.

An attendant who is employed to accompany someone

A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire.

A participant in a date;

A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.

Accompany as an escort;

A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.

Accompany or escort;

To attend as a squire.

To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady.

Young nobleman attendant on a knight

An English country landowner

A man who attends or escorts a woman

Attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire