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socialite

/ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/
/ˈsʌʊʃəlaɪt/
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Other forms: socialites

A socialite is someone who spends a lot of time in fashionable social circles. A socialite gets invited to all the best parties and says yes to all of them.

When you talk to other people, you're being social. A socialite is a person who loves being social, especially in circles that are in the public eye. A socialite goes to the fanciest parties and the most expensive restaurants. A socialite dates famous people and goes where photographers can take their picture. A socialite is always making the scene. In many ways, socialites are the opposite of hermits or recluses.

Definitions of socialite
  1. noun
    a socially prominent person
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    type of:
    important person, influential person, personage
    one whose whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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