celebutante

[suh-leb-yoo-tahnt]

noun

a person seeking the limelight through association with celebrities.

Origin of celebutante

1985–90; blend of celebrity and debutante

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Examples from the Web for celebutante

Contemporary Examples of celebutante

The celebutante was one of the beautiful people famous for being famous.
9 Great Celebrity Comebacks
The Daily Beast Video
April 15, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for celebutante

celebutante

noun

a young woman from a wealthy background who becomes a celebrity

Word Origin for celebutante

C20: from celeb (rity) + (deb) utante

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