socialite
A person of social prominence, considered to be an influential figureA person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.
» Ziri is a boring snobby socialite.
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2 sensesA person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.
Gesellschaftsdame, Salonlöwe
A person who goes to fashionable parties and is often written about in the newspapers, etc.
- a socially prominent person
Examples
8 sentencesZiri is a boring snobby socialite.
Layla is a socialite.
Tom was a huge socialite.
Mary is a wealthy socialite.
Layla was such a socialite.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From social (“pertaining to high society”) + -ite, perhaps as a play on social light, in iFrom social (“pertaining to high society”) + -ite, perhaps as a play on social light, in imitation of words in -ite.
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Forms
plural: socialites| Singular | socialite |
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Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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