followers; hangers-on; entourage
Refers to a group of people who surround and follow a powerful or influential person, often with a slightly negative connotation of sycophancy.
The company president is always surrounded by his entourage.
He likes being a hanger-on to celebrities.
one's followers; hangers-on; entourage
entourage; cronies; hangers-on
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana り is included.
Variant without the okurigana り; less common but still encountered.
Compound of the verb 取り巻く (とりまく, 'to surround') in its continuative form, literally meaning 'surrounding'. The noun form refers to those who surround someone.