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

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

Weighing in at nearly eight pounds, 11 ounces and featuring more than 100 unpublished images, Slim Aarons: The Essential Collection (Abrams, October 3) gives insight into the man who most shaped public understanding of how the postwar global jet set lived. —Ken Miller, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2023

Dubai has also become a magnet for the millionaire and billionaire jet set. —Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Dubai has also become a magnet for the millionaire and billionaire jet set. —Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 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