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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His manager and business partner T.J. and Moonie, his stylist, are there; so are Sheba and Lisa Hyper, two of his day-ones who were part of his entourage during our interview. Natalie Meade, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025 For approximately 15 minutes, West, his entourage, and Combs' son were alone in the overflow room with four court officers. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 June 2025 As for Ter Stegen’s entourage, anonymous sources from it told SPORT that nobody from Barca has told them anything about a sale or that the 33-year-old should leave. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Prior to the deal, Alpha Group had acquired Chinese rights to the Bernard IP and produced three feature films devoted to the polar bear and his entourage: Backkom Bear: Agent 008 (2017), Agent Backkom: Kings Bear (2021), and Backkom Bear: Mars Mission (2024). Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 June 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 20 Jun. 2025.

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