bodyguard vs escort

bodyguard and escort both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bodyguard	Yes	No	No	No
escort	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bodyguard and escort are synonyms defined as:

bodyguard and escort: someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

bodyguard (noun)	escort (noun)
a group of men who escort and protect some important person	the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person	a participant in a date
	someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
	an attendant who is employed to accompany someone

bodyguard (verb)	escort (verb)
	accompany as an escort
	conduct someone someplace