socialite
noun
a socially prominent person.
socialites
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pluralof socialite.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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During the Gilded Age, many of the Eastern Seaboard’s socialites and financiers—including families linked to J.P.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
The Real Housewives franchise has spread around the world, with viewers lapping up the partying and catfighting of wealthy socialites in locations from Orange County to Sydney to Nairobi.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025
“Party Girl” and its star defined cool for the ’90s, well before the club scene was taken over by rich and famous socialites a decade later.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025
Guest, Lee Radziwill, Slim Keith — these women were described as socialites, they were influential in their own way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
May’s funeral turned Ob and me into temporary sort-of socialites, and we never really got the chance to howl and pull our hair out.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
