celebutante

[ suh-leb-yoo-tahnt ]

/ səˈlɛb yʊˌtɑnt /

noun

a person seeking the limelight through association with celebrities.

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Words nearby celebutante

celebrate, celebrated, celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county, the, celebration, celebrity, celebutante, celeriac, celerity, celery, celery cabbage, celery pine

Origin of celebutante

1985–90; blend of celebrity and debutante

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Example sentences from the Web for celebutante

The celebutante was one of the beautiful people famous for being famous.
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British Dictionary definitions for celebutante

celebutante

/ (sɪˈlɛbjʊˌtɑːnt, -ˌtænt) /

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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