entourage

noun

en·​tou·​rage ˌän-tu̇-ˈräzh How to pronounce entourage (audio)
Synonyms of entouragenext
1
: one's attendants or associates
2

Examples of entourage in a Sentence

the President and his entourage the gaggle of hangers-on that passes for the rock star's entourage
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San Francisco 49er Keion White was shot following an argument with rapper Lil Baby and his entourage at the football player’s Super Bowl party, according to a police report. David Matthews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026 White was reportedly hosting a private party downstairs at the club when rapper Lil Baby’s entourage tried to enter the party from the main floor upstairs, the publication said. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026 One of Herzog’s entourage, Doron Almog, chairman of the Jewish Agency, is also the subject of a formal complaint filed with the AFP by four legal groups including the Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) and Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq. Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026 Indeed, Chanel’s longtime designer Karl Lagerfeld often dressed the men in his entourage in Chanel, and friends of the house like Pharrell Williams, who also did a capsule collection with the brand in 2019. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entourage

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from entourer to surround, from entour around, from en in (from Latin in) + tour circuit — more at turn

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of entourage was in 1828

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“Entourage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entourage. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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