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

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

But they are lobbying for more contentious issues to be put onto the agenda, particularly a tax on the fossil fuel industry, as well as on the super-rich who lead jet set lives.

From New York Times

She was raised in bohemian mayhem, as her parents careered from film sets and exotic locales to the homes of jet set friends like Roger Vadim and Jane Fonda.

From New York Times

Related Words

• high society
• upper class
• upper crust