socialite

noun

so·​cial·​ite ˈsō-shə-ˌlīt How to pronounce socialite (audio)
: a socially prominent person

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The Simple Life, which had cameras follow the two socialites visiting small rural towns across the U.S. struggling to do menial jobs. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024 The socialite also kept herself incognito in a pair of sunglasses and baseball hat. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024 Berenger and Rogers have solid opposites-attract chemistry as a working-class NYPD detective and the rich socialite he’s assigned to protect from a ruthless killer, and Scott luxuriates in the moody corridors of New York’s ultra-wealthy. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024 Page Six reported that Affleck and Kick Kennedy, a socialite and sometime actor, were seen hanging out and getting cozy at the Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for socialite 

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of socialite was in 1909

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“Socialite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialite. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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socialite

noun
so·​cial·​ite ˈsō-shə-ˌlīt How to pronounce socialite (audio)
: a person well-known in fashionable society

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