socialite

noun

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

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Southern Charm is a reality series set in Charleston, S.C., following socialites Craig Conover, Shep Rose, Leva Bonaparte, Austen Kroll, and more. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025 Queen of the Castle – Takes viewers on a journey into the world of high-stakes luxury renovation as Canadian socialites Ann Kaplan Mulholland and her husband Stephen transform a thousand-year-old English castle into an extravagant retreat. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025 When the hotel opened in 1904, its founding matriarch and Gilded Age socialite Caroline Astor took a liking to having afternoon tea served on-property (specifically to her closest friends in the drawing room for society gossip). Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025 Watts, 56, was nominated for her portrayal as New York City socialite Babe Paley in Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Capote Vs. Esther Kang, People.com, 6 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 1 Mar. 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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