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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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Surrounded by an entourage, Baumbach walks the long hallway of the Corinthia Hotel, a tangible atmosphere of hustle and bustle swirling, with him at the centre – calm, quiet, composed. Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 Flight logs from Epstein's private jets made public during civil litigation against Epstein showed that Clinton and his entourage had taken four international sojourns in 2002 and 2003 on the financier's Boeing 727 to locations including Bangkok, Brunei, Rwanda, Russia, China and elsewhere. Lauren Peller, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2025 In the crush of Crystal’s enormous entourage of footballers, he was swept into a scrum of black shoulders. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025 The costumed entourage will make their way through Jefferson Street venues like Foy, Taylors, Electric Lime, Experts Only and SportClub. Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 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

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of entourage was in 1828

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“Entourage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entourage. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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