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

Examples of entourage in a Sentence

the President and his entourage

the gaggle of hangers-on that passes for the rock star's entourage

Recent Examples on the Web

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather was out shopping in London this week when he and his entourage were seemingly targeted by an angry mob that, according to reports, were furious over his support for Israel. —Fox News Staff, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024

More:Blinken entourage rushes to shelter amid Hezbollah attack on Tel Aviv Laws could trigger 'collapse' of Gaza's humanitarian system The U.N. said the end of UNRWA's work in Israeli territory could devastate a refugee population already at imminent risk of famine and disease. —Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024

The entourage toured the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Fort Smith on Monday. —Worth Sparkman, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024

The president-elect brought an entourage with him to the stock exchange, including Vice President-elect JD Vance, his wife, Melania Trump, and his two daughters, Ivanka and Tiffany, and stood next to NYSE president Lynn Martin. —Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024

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