jet set

noun

: an international social group of wealthy individuals who frequent fashionable resorts
jet-set adjective
jet-setter noun
jet-setting adjective

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Weighing in at nearly eight pounds, 11 ounces and featuring more than 100 unpublished images, Slim Aarons: The Essential Collection (Abrams, October 3) gives insight into the man who most shaped public understanding of how the postwar global jet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 As the preferred winter hideaway for the world’s jet set and glitterati, Gstaad Palace offers guests the ultimate in Alpine-luxury and Swiss hospitality. Roger Sands, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jet set

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jet set was in 1949

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“Jet set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet%20set. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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jet set

noun
: an international group of wealthy people who often travel to fashionable resorts

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