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socialite

American  
[soh-shuh-lahyt] / ˈsoʊ ʃəˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. a socially prominent person.

socialite British  
/ ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of socialite

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

Example Sentences

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Late socialite Ivana Trump’s palatial New York City townhouse has finally found a buyer—more than three years after it was put on the market for $26.5 million.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

In 2021, he took part in a TV show featuring socialite and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian, where he built a bunker for her California home.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

She portrayed a spoiled socialite turned impoverished rural motel manager in “Schitt’s Creek.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Hope documents her collection on social media, and she recently received feedback from socialite Nicky Hilton.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The visit was the brainchild of Mrs. Marie Mattingly Meloney, a New York socialite and magazine entrepreneur who had been shocked to learn that Madame Curies research was hobbled by a meager supply of radium.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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