socialite

noun

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

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Unlike the legend in Shakespeare’s Hamlet — whose rejection by the Prince of Denmark sparks her unraveling — this fair-haired singing socialite will not be losing the plot. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025 While socialites and celebrities once clamored to buy sprawling apartments at buildings like River House and 1 Sutton Place, co-ops in the area have been languishing on the market — often for years. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025 Sala, along with Stagioni, is located inside the historical villa of the late Charlotte socialite Blanche Reynolds-Gourmajenko. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025 Maxwell, a former British socialite who had been accused of procuring and grooming underage girls for Epstein’s abuse, fascinated Kraus. Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for socialite

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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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 13 Oct. 2025.

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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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