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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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Two 20-year-old socialites and besties abandon their lives in Los Angeles to live in rural, blue-collar America.
—Ilana Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The glamorous socialite and entrepreneur, who had opened a series of hotels and leisure businesses across Moscow, was splashed across the cover of N Style, a Russian fashion and culture magazine.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
The British socialite is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Socialite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialite. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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