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socialite

[ soh-shuh-lahyt ]

/ ˈsoʊ ʃəˌlaɪt /

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noun

a socially prominent person.

Origin of socialite

First recorded in 1925–30; social + -ite¹

Words nearby socialite

socialist international, socialist labor party, socialist party, socialist realism, socialistic, socialite, sociality, socialization, socialize, socialized medicine, socially excluded

Example sentences from the Web for socialite

Until she was indicted on multiple sex abuse charges on Wednesday, Baltimore socialite Molly Shattuck was practically perfect.

From Baltimore Ravens Cheerleader to Mrs. Robinson |Brandy Zadrozny |November 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Another was the British socialite and photographer Tamara Beckwith, who now resides in New York.

Michael Cera Brings ‘This Is Our Youth’ to Broadway After 18 Years |Tom Teodorczuk |September 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She said she had been single since a relationship ended two-and-a-half years before with [banker and socialite] Orin Lehman.

Joan Rivers: 'Death Is Like Plastic Surgery' |Tim Teeman |September 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I moved to New York City and I started meeting all these socialite women, and they were all enamored that I had this surgery.

Meet Justin Jedlica, the Real Life Ken Doll |Erin Cunningham |April 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Michele Ballarin, a Virginia socialite and businesswoman, has found herself at the center of the push to resettle those refugees.

Best Business Longreads for the Week of October 5, 2013 |William O’Connor |October 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for socialite

socialite

/ (ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪt) /

noun

a person who is or seeks to be prominent in fashionable society