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socialite

[ soh-shuh-lahyt ]

noun

  1. a socially prominent person.


socialite

/ ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪt /

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of socialite1

First recorded in 1925–30; social + -ite 1

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Example Sentences

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

Another was the British socialite and photographer Tamara Beckwith, who now resides in New York.

She said she had been single since a relationship ended two-and-a-half years before with [banker and socialite] Orin Lehman.

Kardashian was a relatively unknown socialite until 2007, when a sex tape of her with singer Ray J was released.

Paris Hilton was just another party-hopping socialite until her then-boyfriend, Rick Salomon, released their sex tape.

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