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

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

But his perch in Trump’s transition has reportedly unnerved some members of their entourage. —Simon Shuster, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024

The Korean Central News Agency said Choe and her entourage departed Pyongyang International Airport on Monday, with Moscow's ambassador to the country Alexander Matsegora among those who saw the delegation off. —David Brennan, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024

The conversion allowed Burdick to travel in Abdullah’s entourage to the holy sites of Mecca and Medina. —Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 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