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; tour ) + -age -age
Example Sentences
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He said Pam "took pity" on him and brought him in with her entourage.
From BBC
"The money comes in on a pretty serious scale, and with quite a large entourage," says one interviewee, a serving police officer whose face and voice is disguised, in the documentary.
From BBC
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed strolled through the sprawling Dubai Mall with an entourage, telling shoppers they had nothing to fear, even as missiles and drones targeted the country that day.
Take a recent episode at a courthouse in Los Angeles when a judge admonished Meta Platforms executives after some members of Mark Zuckerberg’s entourage showed up wearing the company’s latest AI smart glasses.
As we and other media outlets tried to approach him for comment, he stormed to his campaign car, flanked by police and his entourage.
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