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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The devil and his entourage visit Moscow, and Soviet Russia and generations of readers were never the same again. Vogue, 29 July 2025 Waka Flocka Flame and his entourage got caught up in drama this past weekend in New York. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 22 July 2025 Once Trump and his immediate entourage arrive on Sunday, staff at MetLife may halt traffic around the entrance being used to ensure his motorcade can enter safely. Elias Burke, New York Times, 12 July 2025 The entourage included Gideon White, his wife, Elizabeth Carson, five daughters, at least eight enslaved persons, and business partner Edward Seiders, whose family is the namesake for Seiders Springs, located on Shoal Creek downstream from the farmstead. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 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 7 Aug. 2025.

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