jet set

noun

: an international social group of wealthy individuals who frequent fashionable resorts

jet-set

ˈjet-ˌset 

adjective

jet-setter

ˈjet-ˌse-tər 

noun

jet-setting

ˈjet-ˌse-tiŋ 

adjective

Examples of jet set in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a city now overrun with members’ clubs—for the uptown set, the downtown set, the Euro set, the creative set, and the vaguely jet set—a quiet force discreetly unites their male members: master barber Katy Walsh. —Air Mail, 12 July 2025

Members of Manhattan’s jet set, including designer Zac Posen, editor Derek Blasberg, and stylist Elizabeth Saltzman, turned out in celebration. —Ian Malone, Vogue, 10 July 2025

If Hydra was—and still is—the island of the international art jet set, Kea appealed to a more low-key artistic community. —Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025

Interestingly, this isn't to attract corporate clients or leisure travelers who want to upgrade from another part of the plane—the main aim is to attract the private jet set, who might be encouraged by ecological guilt and a desire to reduce the price tag of a private plane. —Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for jet set

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• brevet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette

Kids Definition

jet set

noun

: an international group of wealthy people who often travel to fashionable resorts