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entourage Definition

en·tou·rage (än′to̵o räz̸h, änto̵o räz̸h′)

noun

  1. Now Rare surroundings; environment
  2. a group of accompanying attendants, assistants, or associates; retinue

Etymology: Fr < entourer, to surround < en tour, around < en, in + tour, turn, round + -age

entourage Synonyms

entourage

n.

  1. Companions

    retinue, attendants, followers; see escort, following.

  2. Environment

    surroundings, milieu, locale; see environment, neighborhood.

entourage Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Senior Oracle staff don't carry money; they have an entourage which handles all that.
  • travel: The late great Ronnie Lane did it with his traveling entourage back in 1975.
  • tour: The final combination of this touring entourage is the least silent, most deadly.
  • take: In the past the band have taken the whole entourage on tour with them when they have visited America.

Converse of subject

  • accompany: TONY BLAIR has swanned off to Tuscany, accompanied by the massive entourage that his delusions of presidential grandeur demand.

Adjective modifier

  • royal: The royal entourage will arrive at Blackburn railroad station shortly before 10am before making its way to the venue.
  • immediate: You haven't endeared yourself to The Prime Minister and his immediate entourage, how do you feel about this?
  • entire: Then, after a brief buffet breakfast, the entire entourage follows the elephants to the national park.
  • huge: He fused elongated African grooves with the driving edge and stage presence of James Brown and a huge jazz entourage akin to Sun Ra.
  • whole: I say ' all ' because the whole court entourage wanted to see this special court that is normally kept under lock and key.
  • large: By this time Truman had left with a large entourage for Potsdam.

Preposition: on

  • tour: In the past the band have taken the whole entourage on tour with them when they have visited America.

Noun used with modifier

  • touring: Izzard's own touring entourage was very limited for a tour of this size.

Preposition: of

  • people: Officials became suspicious when, in 2000, Wemba was accompanied by an entourage of 200 people, with very few musicians among them.
  • advisor: He surrounded himself with an entourage of advisors who assisted him on policy matters and on speeches.
  • bodyguard: When you discover one, you'll have to fight off a large entourage of bodyguards to get at him.
  • personnel: Divorce courts and their huge entourage of personnel depend for their existence on broken, single-parent homes.

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