socialite

noun

so·​cial·​ite ˈsō-shə-ˌlīt How to pronounce socialite (audio)
Synonyms of socialitenext
: a socially prominent person

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Roosevelt is born to a prominent family, his father a pro-Republican businessman and philanthropist, his mother a pro-slavery Southern socialite. Douglas Brinkley, USA Today, 24 May 2026 Amelia and Liza are well-known as socialites in the UK, and also work as models. Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026 The younger Trump and his fiancee, Florida socialite Bettina Anderson, are due to wed on Saturday in the Bahamas. Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2026 Someone Else's Husband by Kimberly McCreight Gretchen Falk, a Park Avenue socialite with a seemingly perfect life, becomes entangled in a crisis when her husband Richard joins a Mount Kilimanjaro expedition that ends in tragedy and scandal. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for socialite

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of socialite was in 1909

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“Socialite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialite. Accessed 27 May. 2026.

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socialite

noun
so·​cial·​ite ˈsō-shə-ˌlīt How to pronounce socialite (audio)
: a person well-known in fashionable society

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