scenester

noun

scene·​ster ˈsēn-stər How to pronounce scenester (audio)
plural scenesters
informal
: a person who is part of a social or cultural scene
Young entertainment and fashion scenesters check out the action at The Living Room, one of the town's popular late-night cafés.Entertainment Weekly
In Chicago record execs schmoozed retailers on a chartered el train, plying the wanna-be scenesters with champagne.Jancee Dunn

Examples of scenester in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Westwood's rebellious twist on classic silhouettes and tartan prints continues to influence how hard-core scenesters take to the London streets, while gabardine fabrics, reportedly invented by Mr Burberry himself, as always, abound. Amanda Randone, refinery29.com, 19 Feb. 2023 Westwood's rebellious twist on classic silhouettes and tartan prints continues to influence how hardcore scenesters take to the London streets, while gabardine fabrics, reportedly invented by Mr Burberry himself, as always abound. Amanda Randone, refinery29.com, 22 Feb. 2023 Morbid pilgrimages to Room 100 -- where punk scenester Nancy Spungen was stabbed, with her boyfriend Sid Vicious later charged with murder -- are curtailed by the room being demolished. CNN, 2 Dec. 2022 Madonna plays Susan, a scenester trailed by the mob after stealing a pair of valuable Egyptian earrings. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2022 Willie had his own band — 94 East, which recorded with Prince on guitar — but became more of a Twin Cities scenester. Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020 At one time, Rundgren was married to Bebe Buell, the beautiful renaissance woman/rock scenester who, in addition to being actress Liv Tyler’s mom, is said to be one of Crowe’s inspirations for Penny Lane. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scenester was in 1979

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“Scenester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scenester. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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