Meaning & use
chaperone
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an adult who accompanies and supervises young people or a couple at a social event, ensuring proper behavior or safety.
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A teacher volunteered as a chaperone for the school dance.
Her aunt served as a chaperone on the trip abroad.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb, to chaperone, meaning to act in this supervisory role.
Words with a similar meaning
escortsupervisor
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Another way to use it
2. verb
to accompany and supervise someone, especially a young person, at an event.
She agreed to chaperone the field trip to the museum.
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