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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Recent Examples of socialite
Chastain plays his lover, a socialite and philanthropist.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
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
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for socialite
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“Socialite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialite. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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