socialite

[soh-shuh-lahyt]

noun

1. a socially prominent person.

socialite

/ ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a person who is or seeks to be prominent in fashionable society

Word History and Origins

Origin of socialite¹

First recorded in 1925–30; social + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Casey Johnson, the daughter of Robert “Woody” Johnson IV and a friend of fellow socialite Paris Hilton, accused her aunt of stealing her DJ boyfriend after a joint trip to Cambodia.

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Lawyers for Epstein's estate also handed over copies of his address book, which contained contact details from 1990 to 2019 for a host of celebrities, royals, fashion designers, business figures, socialites and politicians.

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The Real Housewives franchise has spread around the world, with viewers lapping up the partying and catfighting of wealthy socialites in locations from Orange County to Sydney to Nairobi.

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Ghislaine Maxwell was a vivacious socialite, funny, smart and very raunchy.

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“Party Girl” and its star defined cool for the ’90s, well before the club scene was taken over by rich and famous socialites a decade later.

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