socialite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From social (“pertaining to high society”) + -ite, perhaps as a play on social light, in imitation of words in -ite.
Meanings
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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.
2025 July 17, Oliver Holmes, “Trump calls Epstein conspiracy a ‘hoax’ and turns on Maga ‘weaklings’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2025:
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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.
2008, Mike Cooley, Lisa's Birthday:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| socialites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (15)
pl lwica salonowa (person of prominence and influence) · cs společenská celebrita (person of prominence and influence) · de Gesellschaftsdame (person of prominence and influence) · pl lew salonowy (person of prominence and influence) · bg светска личност (person of prominence and influence) · it mondano (person of prominence and influence) · es socialite (person of prominence and influence) · pt socialite (person of prominence and influence) · es famosillo (person of prominence and influence) · pt socialaite (person of prominence and influence) · it mondana (person of prominence and influence) · fr socialite (person of prominence and influence) · id sosialita (person of prominence and influence) · es socialité (person of prominence and influence) · de Salonlöwe (person of prominence and influence)