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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If found guilty in what has already been a sordid trial after just one week and amid rumors of his entourage angling for a pardon from Donald Trump, the 55-year-old Diddy likely faces life behind bars. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 May 2025 Several members of the singer's entourage and Brown's 11:11 tour promoter, Live Nation, are also being sued. Alex Heigl, People.com, 16 May 2025 Both Alcaraz and Sinner’s entourages flew out on the same plane to the next pit stop at Shanghai. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Elon Musk, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and IBM’s Arvind Krishna were all part of Trump’s entourage for his first stop in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, where he was met on the tarmac by the kingdom’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 14 May 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 10 Jun. 2025.

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