socialite

noun

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

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Celebrities and socialites crammed together on couches. Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024 Eight months after McClinton Sullivan's death, Sullivan married a Palm Beach socialite named Suki Rogers. Hilda Dzietror, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024 This transit brings out your inner socialite, and your charm is also dialed up a notch. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024 Greta Gerwig on how old Hollywood and disco inspired Barbie The only series leaving the platform in November is Shahs of Sunset, Bravo's opulent reality series following a group of jetset Persian-American socialites. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 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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