- socialite
- socialite (n.) 1928, probably a coinage among writers and editors at "Time" magazine, perhaps as a contraction of social light, in imitation of words in -ite.
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socialite — ☆ socialite [so′shə līt΄ ] n. a person who is prominent in fashionable society … English World dictionary
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socialite — UK [ˈsəʊʃəlaɪt] / US [ˈsoʊʃ(ə)lˌaɪt] noun [countable] Word forms socialite : singular socialite plural socialites someone who goes to social events organized by fashionable people … English dictionary
socialite — so|cial|ite [ˈsəuʃəl aıt US ˈsou ] n someone who is well known for going to many fashionable parties, and who is often rich ▪ a Washington socialite … Dictionary of contemporary English
socialite — [[t]so͟ʊʃəlaɪt[/t]] socialites N COUNT A socialite is a person who attends many fashionable upper class social events and who is well known because of this. [JOURNALISM] … English dictionary
