jet set

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noun

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

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Origin of jet set

First recorded in 1950–55

OTHER WORDS FROM jet set

jet-setter, noun

Words nearby jet set

jet plane, jetport, jet-propelled, jet propulsion, jetsam, jet set, Jet Ski, jet stream, jettison, jet-to-let, jetton
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Words related to jet set

upper crust, high society, upper class, beau monde, beautiful people, café society, elite, haut monde, salon, gentlefolk, glitterati, in-crowd, smart set, crème de la crème

Example sentences from the Web for jet set

  • Evidently, Hank decided, all of this dozen-odd cluster of youngsters were connected with the jet-set underground.

    Combat|Dallas McCord Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for jet set

jet set

noun

  1. a rich and fashionable social set the members of which travel widely for pleasure
  2. (as modifier)jet-set travellers

Derived forms of jet set

jet-setter, nounjet-setting, adjective
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