entourages
Groups surrounding VIPs
Entourages is the plural of entourage—the group of attendants, assistants, or followers surrounding an important person.
A celebrity's entourage might include managers, bodyguards, stylists, and hangers-on: The rapper arrived with his entourage of twenty.
The word carries connotations of status and sometimes excess.
Royal court members
- attendantsPeople who assist others
- ladies-in-waitingFemale royal companions
- chamberlainsNoble household administrators
- pagesBound paper sheets
heralds · footmen · guards · retinue · nobles · servants · equerry · procession
Aggressive celebrity photographers
- bodyguardsPersonal protection agents
- publicistsImage management professionals
- handlersThose who manage or control
- assistantsPeople who provide support
managers · stylists · security · fans · limousines · VIP · red carpet · press
Exclusive social groups
- possesArmed bands aiding lawmen
- crewsWorking groups aboard
- followersPeople who support someone
- hangers-onThose who cling opportunistically
companions · friends · associates · inner circle · squad · confidants · sidekicks · allies
Those who give counsel
- aidesSubordinate staff members
- diplomatsForeign government representatives
- security detailProtective personnel assignment
- press secretariesOfficials who address reporters
chiefs of staff · consultants · speechwriters · interpreters · ambassadors · delegates · cabinet · motorcade
courtiers
Royal court members
- attendantsPeople who assist others
- ladies-in-waitingFemale royal companions
- chamberlainsNoble household administrators
pages · heralds · footmen · guards · retinue · nobles · servants · equerry · procession · regalia
paparazzi
Aggressive celebrity photographers
- bodyguardsPersonal protection agents
- publicistsImage management professionals
- handlersThose who manage or control
assistants · managers · stylists · security · fans · limousines · VIP · red carpet · press · photographers
cliques
Exclusive social groups
hangers-on · companions · friends · associates · inner circle · squad · confidants · sidekicks · allies · supporters
advisors
Those who give counsel
- aidesSubordinate staff members
- diplomatsForeign government representatives
- security detailProtective personnel assignment
press secretaries · chiefs of staff · consultants · speechwriters · interpreters · ambassadors · delegates · cabinet · motorcade · liaisons
entouragessolo travelers
People journeying alone
solitude · isolation · loners · lone wolves · hermits
entouragesleaders
Those with authority
principals · VIPs · headliners · stars · celebrities
- royal entourageSovereign's accompanying group