entourage
noun
en·tou·rage ˌän-tu̇-ˈräzh 
1
: one's attendants or associates
2
: surroundings
Synonyms
- cortege
- cortège
- following
- posse
- retinue
- suite
- tail
- train
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Example Sentences
the President and his entourage the gaggle of hangers-on that passes for the rock star's entourage
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 His entourage of more than 600 included 24 singers and five cobblers. Sara Wheeler, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 The royals and their entourage made their way back and found a box filled with toys. Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 In 2019, Mayers was charged in Sweden after a fight on the street between his entourage and two men. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2022 In 2019, Mayers was charged in Sweden after a fight on the street between his entourage and two men. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2022 The 33-year-old Buhai calmly rolled in from less than 3 feet and then clutched her face in relief, before being drenched in water and other beverages by her entourage. BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Buhai, 33, rolled in from less than 3 feet and then clutched her face in relief, before being drenched in water and other beverages by her entourage. Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2022 Pelosi and her entourage traveled in an Air Force C-40 Clipper, a military VIP transport based on the Boeing 737NG commercial transport. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 Aug. 2022 See More
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 His entourage of more than 600 included 24 singers and five cobblers. Sara Wheeler, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 The royals and their entourage made their way back and found a box filled with toys. Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 In 2019, Mayers was charged in Sweden after a fight on the street between his entourage and two men. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2022 In 2019, Mayers was charged in Sweden after a fight on the street between his entourage and two men. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2022 The 33-year-old Buhai calmly rolled in from less than 3 feet and then clutched her face in relief, before being drenched in water and other beverages by her entourage. BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Buhai, 33, rolled in from less than 3 feet and then clutched her face in relief, before being drenched in water and other beverages by her entourage. Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2022 Pelosi and her entourage traveled in an Air Force C-40 Clipper, a military VIP transport based on the Boeing 737NG commercial transport. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 Aug. 2022 See More 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
entourage
noun
as in posse
a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person the gaggle of hangers-on that passes for the rock star's entourage Synonyms & Similar Words
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- posse
- retinue
- suite
- crew
- staff
- following
- train
- cortege
- cortège
- tail
- personnel
- assistant
- attendant
- helper
- court
- retainer