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socialites

  • plural
    of socialite.
    socialite
    noun
    a socially prominent person.

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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

Lawyers for Epstein's estate also handed over copies of his address book, which contained contact details from 1990 to 2019 for a host of celebrities, royals, fashion designers, business figures, socialites and politicians.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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

There were only patrons, journalists, critics, and socialites.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides