Synonyms of socialite

socialite

noun

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.

Related Words

• noble
• aristocrat
• swell
• patrician
• gentle
• magnate
• mogul
• blue blood
• nabob
• gentlefolk
• gentleperson
• magnifico

Dissimilar Words

• commoner
• proletarian
• plebeian
• canaille
• peasant
• boor
• peon
• pleb
• fellah
• roturier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of socialite

Prosecutors say Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s 2023 killing stemmed from a dispute over a luxury apartment, alleging her ex-husband, his father and his brother plotted her death. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Future Housewives is set in the decadent asteroid colony of New Beverly Hills, where wealthy socialites juggle bioengineered beauty regimens, ruthless rivalries and interplanetary scandals. — Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Choi was a 28-year-old socialite who shared her glamorous life of photo shoots and fashion shows on Instagram. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

The Forbes 400 began in 1982 at the direction of the publisher Malcolm Forbes, who reportedly had been inspired by the ballroom capacity at the New York socialite Caroline Astor’s Fifth Avenue mansion. — Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026