jet set

American  

noun

1. a fashionable social set composed of wealthy people who travel frequently by jetliner to parties and resorts.

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jet set British  

noun

1. 1. a rich and fashionable social set the members of which travel widely for pleasure

   2. ( as modifier )

      jet-set travellers

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Other Word Forms

• jet-setter noun
• jet-setting adjective

Etymology

Origin of jet set

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

When temperatures hit freezing, the northern jet set reliably migrates to St. Barts, a little slice of France in the Caribbean.

From The Wall Street Journal

Screens were set up in the small fishing town that was transformed by Bardot's fame into a playground for the jet set.

From BBC

This was the year I would jet set off somewhere outside of America.

From Salon

There’s a jet set Barbie based on you, with a pink wrap dress, a suitcase, a passport and a newspaper under her arm.

From New York Times

Jenn Lilley and Matthew Morrison also jet set in their Great American Family film, “ A Paris Christmas Waltz ” airing at 8 p.m. on Sunday.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• high society
• upper class
• upper crust