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socialite

noun

  1. person of prominence with a high social position in upper class society
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/

noun

Etymology: From social (“pertaining to high society”) + -ite, perhaps as a play on social light, in imitation of words in -ite.

  1. A person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.

    “Donald Trump has lashed out against his own supporters, calling them gullible “weaklings” for questioning the transparency of a secretive government inquiry into the late high-profile socialite and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”

  2. A person who goes to fashionable parties and is often written about in the newspapers, etc.

    “Goodnight all you socialites don't wait up for me.”