socialite

noun

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

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The Swiss socialite, nicknamed Catwoman due to her transformative and dramatic plastic surgeries, owed a great deal of money and was getting sued over it, according to Miami-Dade County court records. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025 Jocelyn Wildenstein, the Swiss socialite known for her catlike eyes has died in Paris. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 Klein shared that the Swiss socialite died from phlebitis, or thrombophlebitis, a condition that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs, according to the Mayo Clinic. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025 In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE following her Tuesday, Dec. 31, death at the age of 84, which AFP and Paris Match first reported, Klein revealed that the Swiss socialite, who was known for her extensive and extreme plastic surgeries, died while taking a nap. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 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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