entourage
[ahn-too-rahzh]
- a group of attendants or associates, as of a person of rank or importance: The opera singer traveled with an entourage of 20 people.
- surroundings; environment: a house with a charming entourage of trees and flowers.
- Architecture. the landscaping and other nearby environmental features shown on a rendering of a building.
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Origin of entourage
Synonyms
See more synonyms for entourage on Thesaurus.com1. retinue, following, cortege, escort.
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Contemporary Examples
The Departed star is also a very savvy businessman, having produced hit shows like Boardwalk Empire and Entourage.
Mark Wahlberg’s Pardon Plea: A Look Back At His Troubling, Violent, and Racist Rap SheetMarlow Stern
December 7, 2014
With a puckish grin, he ordered his entourage, including several generals, to line up and join him in—how shall one put it?
Doug [Ellin] is a genius at capturing the zeitgeist, and I think Entourage was very prophetic.
Adrian Grenier Talks the Economy, the ‘Entourage’ Movie, and the HBO Series’ Alleged ‘Misogyny’Marlow Stern
October 28, 2014
With Entourage and Vincent Chase, do you feel like audiences and producers tend to conflate you with the character?
Adrian Grenier Talks the Economy, the ‘Entourage’ Movie, and the HBO Series’ Alleged ‘Misogyny’Marlow Stern
October 28, 2014
You starred on Entourage, but also seem to be cognizant of classism.
Adrian Grenier Talks the Economy, the ‘Entourage’ Movie, and the HBO Series’ Alleged ‘Misogyny’Marlow Stern
October 28, 2014
Historical Examples
As she had no generosity in her heart, she bestowed no bounties on her entourage.
The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, CompleteMadame La Marquise De Montespan
He rose up immediately from his seat and summoned his entourage.
The Autobiography of MethuselahJohn Kendrick Bangs
Deenas ideas of French in his own entourage as opposed to him in hers were amusing.
Her entourage followed her, shambling a little, and blank-eyed.
That Sweet Little Old LadyGordon Randall Garrett (AKA Mark Phillips)
Napoleon as well did not like to have in his entourage officers who thought.
The Red and the BlackStendhal
entourage
- a group of attendants or retainers, esp such as surround an important person; retinue
- surroundings or environment
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Word Origin
C19: from French, from entourer to surround, from entour around, from tour circuit; see tour, turn
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Word Origin and History for entourage
n.
1832, "surroundings, environment," picked up by De Quincey from French entourage, from Middle French entourer "to surround" (16c.), from Old French entour "that which surrounds" (10c.), from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + tour "a circuit" (see tour). Sense of "attendant persons" first recorded in English by 1860.
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