Antonyms for chaperone


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : shap-uh-rohn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃæp əˌroʊn


Definition of chaperone

Origin :
  • "act as a chaperon," 1792, also chaperone, from chaperon (n.), or from French chaperonner, from chaperon (n.). Related: Chaperoned; chaperoning.
  • noun attendant
  • verb attend
Example sentences :
  • I remarked one evening, as I chatted with Marguerite and her chaperone.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • Luckily it was Helen's aura, not mine, and she had to chaperone it and do the politenesses.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • But when it came to the chaperone, a Mrs. Dr. Bowman, things were different.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • "Mrs. Jonas will chaperone the place as ever," replied Mr. Long.
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge » by Pemberton Ginther
  • He did though, and lugged me along for a chaperone, which is some out of my line.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • How to get at you he did not know: you were always with that chaperone with sharp eyes.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various
  • "Well, I hope we did have a chaperone or two," was Polly's retort.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Stewart at School » by Gabrielle E. Jackson
  • Her smile had in it some suggestion of the reserve of the chaperone.
  • Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
  • "The wife of Malkiel the Second needs no chaperone," retorted Madame.
  • Extract from : « The Prophet of Berkeley Square » by Robert Hichens
  • You will go with these as chaperone and camp at the foot of the first Fall.
  • Extract from : « In the Mist of the Mountains » by Ethel Turner

Synonyms for chaperone

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