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jet set

American  

noun

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

jet set British  

noun

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

    2. ( as modifier )

      jet-set travellers
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • jet-setter noun
  • jet-setting adjective

Etymology

Origin of jet set

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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“I know it sounds very jet set, and I love to surround myself with beauty, but it’s not excessive. It’s very comfortable,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

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 • Jan. 31, 2026

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 • Jan. 7, 2026

What did we really learn from these new disclosures that made Summers suddenly unacceptable to the private jet set?

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

Its beak shone like burnished gold, and its eyes glinted like jet set in yellow stones; its huge white wings were half lifted.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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