Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A group of attendants or associates; a retinue.
- n. One's environment or surroundings.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Surroundings; environment; specifically, the persons among whom as followers or companions one is accustomed to move.
Wiktionary
- n. A retinue of attendants, associates or followers.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Surroundings; specif., collectively, one's attendants or associates.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the group following and attending to some important person
Etymologies
- Borrowing from French entourage, from entourer ("to surround"). (Wiktionary)
- French, from entourer, to surround, from Old French entour, surroundings : en-, in; see en-1 + tour, circuit; see tour. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The private jet transported the Palin entourage for several legs of the tour, including from New York City to Grand Rapids, Michigan for the beginning of the tour last month.”
“Palin was accompanied by her daughter, Bristol, whom she described as her "entourage.”
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“His entourage is nothing short of islamic jihaddists and anti american personnel.”
“Larry Charles also had his hand in entourage and even made a cameo in a season one episode.”
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“Ari takes the cake though!!!! kaite entourage is amazingg .. if you dont think its good stop hattting and dont watch it. i love ari hes soo funny”
“They are curtly refused at every door until the entourage is welcomed at a prearranged home with a fiesta including music, food and piñatas.”
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“August 27, 2007 in entourage, flight of the conchords, hbo this show just keeps getting better and better. and let me just say thank you to the tv gods that it followed the season finale of big love last night, because it took me at least that long to calm down anxiety wise and i was able to do that in large part thanks to the lighthearted hilarious-ness that is Conchords.”
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“August 20, 2007 in entourage, flight of the conchords this show is just awesome.”
“September 4, 2007 in entourage, flight of the conchords, hbo so sad to see you go. it was also kind of a sad episode.”
“To put it simply Bush and his main entourage are in the pocket of Exxon -”
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