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

So, the fact that Viola has her entourage and her followers, and this idea of everyone who’s taken the potion lives within her palace. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 May 2025

In 2012 he was involved in a brawl with Drake and his entourage at a N.Y. nightclub that injured eight people, followed by an altercation with Frank Ocean over a parking space in West Hollywood in 2013. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 May 2025

Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images Donald Trump’s jaunt to the Middle East featured an entourage of billionaire tech bros, a fighter-jet escort, and business deals designed to reshape the global landscape of artificial intelligence. —Will Knight, Wired News, 15 May 2025

Invitees and their guests (no entourages allowed) have access to a special drop-off area from which they are whisked directly to the club’s entrance via Moke. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 May 2025

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

Rhymes for entourage

• arbitrage
• camouflage
• sabotage
• vicarage
• barrage
• collage
• corsage
• dressage
• garage
• massage
• mirage
• montage