entourage

noun

en·​tou·​rage ˌän-tu̇-ˈräzh How to pronounce entourage (audio)
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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Rarer still were his family members loitering with the entourage. Philip Elliott, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025 Similarly, in 2016, A$AP Rocky was sued by a man who claimed the rapper and his entourage assaulted him in a New York City clothing store, though the case was eventually settled out of court. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 None of his entourage sat with him or tried to listen in. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025 Added to that, quite a few assets have exploded in value because of their proximity to Donald Trump’s entourage – notably the crypto eco-system and Tesla (which has added USD 850bn in market value around the time of the election, an amount equal to the value of its ten nearest competitors). Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 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

circa 1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of entourage was circa 1834

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“Entourage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entourage. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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