entourage
Americannoun
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a group of attendants or associates, as of a person of rank or importance.
The opera singer traveled with an entourage of 20 people.
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surroundings; environment.
a house with a charming entourage of trees and flowers.
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Architecture. the landscaping and other nearby environmental features shown on a rendering of a building.
noun
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a group of attendants or retainers, esp such as surround an important person; retinue
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surroundings or environment
Etymology
Origin of entourage
1825–35; < French, equivalent to entour ( er ) to surround (derivative of entour around, equivalent to en in + tour circuit; see tour) + -age -age
Explanation
You know that group of people — friends, assistants, bodyguards — that are always surrounding you everywhere you go? That's your entourage! Entourage comes from the French word entourer, meaning “to surround,” and means "the people who surround someone." It's also pronounced like a French word, ending with the soft sound “razh” (not “rage”): "ON-too-razh." The size of a pop star's entourage might grow with every hit record she releases. You know you've really made it when your entourage won't fit in one limo.
Vocabulary lists containing entourage
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Example Sentences
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UT Austin recently received a grant from Emily's Entourage, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding treatments for the roughly 10% of people with CF who do not benefit from current therapies.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025
Entourage: Quirky characters played by Penélope Cruz, Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange rattle off most of the dialogue opposite taciturn Jack/Bob.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024
This trope is exemplified in myriad cultural texts, including "The Big Bang Theory," "Entourage," "Family Guy," "Robot Chicken," "South Park" and "SpongeBob SquarePants."
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2023
Saget was also known as the narrator of the hit show How I Met Your Mother and for his guest stints as a highly fictionalised version of himself in TV series Entourage.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2022
Entourage had seemed to it as good a word as any other, as indeed did clientèle.
From Christopher and Columbus by Elizabeth
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