glitterati

plural noun

glit·​te·​ra·​ti ˌgli-tə-ˈrä-tē 

: people who are famous, wealthy, and attractive : beautiful people

Every weekend the resort is packed with IT executives, bankers and media glitterati.

—John Parker

In honor of her visit, they held a real Hollywood party, replete with movie stars and other glitterati …

—Janet Roseman

… food critics, politicians, and glitterati from all over the world flock to French eateries.

—Peter Nulty

Examples of glitterati in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike Portofino and Capri, Sestri didn’t become a glitterati haven, although Avatar star Zoe Saldana vacationed here several years ago, and Casey Affleck and Matt Dillon have turned up for the town’s annual film festival. — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Both Margaret and Snowdon have since passed, but their former country home still holds fascinating stories from their time as members of the mid-century glitterati. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 July 2026

Yet for all his issues outside of golf, his mere presence still gets a room full of golf glitterati and paparazzi buzzing. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026

Potentates and glitterati convened in Woodlawn this week to celebrate the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

blend of glitter entry 2 and literati

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for glitterati

• gujarati
• literati
• vanaspati
• basmati
• bharati
• karate
• marathi
• dotty
• doughty
• draughty
• haughty
• knotty