as in noble
someone who is well-known in fashionable society and is often seen at parties and other social events for wealthy people
Many of the city's socialites showed up for the premiere gala.
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Recent Examples of socialite
The influencer and socialite has 250,000 followers on Instagram.
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Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Now the Daily Mail, that 39-year-old Florida socialite Anderson, is looking past the wedding.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 June 2026
American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
His clients included a who’s who of the best dressed list from socialites to Hollywood celebrities.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
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Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Now the Daily Mail, that 39-year-old Florida socialite Anderson, is looking past the wedding.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 June 2026
American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
His clients included a who’s who of the best dressed list from socialites to Hollywood celebrities.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for socialite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialite
Noun
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One of these high-ranking British nobles was the Earl of Euston.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Past the violin was an oil painting of the child Mozart entertaining nobles at the Maison du Temple.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The carriage procession, which generally includes senior royals, foreign VIPs, and some of the country’s most influential aristocrats, is the highlight of opening day, with much importance placed on who will be riding with the king and queen.—
Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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One only has to think about the British fight against Nazism to be reminded that it was made of imperialists, constitutionalists, stick-in-the-mud aristocrats, and the socialists who first helped put Winston Churchill into power and then five years later helped push him out again.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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“Socialite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialite. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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