unescorted

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adjective

Not escorted; without an escort.

OriginEnglish escorted ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectiveunescorted (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot escorted; without an escort.

    All is well until Treorchy, where the platform is swamped by teenagers who have been attending an event. Around four dozen unescorted 12 to 16 year-olds swarm aboard and begin to run riot through the train. Their behaviour is appalling and the presence of CCTV no deterrent.

    2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 48

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishescorted
  9. Englishunescorted

From un- + escorted.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

deconstrueuncorseted
Cite this entry
APA

unescorted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unescorted

MLA

“unescorted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unescorted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unescorted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unescorted.

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