jet set

noun

1. a fashionable social set composed of wealthy people who travel frequently by jetliner to parties and resorts.

jet set

noun

1. 1. a rich and fashionable social set the members of which travel widely for pleasure
   2. ( as modifier )

      jet-set travellers

Derived Forms

• ˈjet-ˌsetting, adjective
• ˈjet-ˌsetter, noun

Other Words From

• jet-setter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of jet set¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

There’s a jet set Barbie based on you, with a pink wrap dress, a suitcase, a passport and a newspaper under her arm.

From New York Times

Jenn Lilley and Matthew Morrison also jet set in their Great American Family film, “ A Paris Christmas Waltz ” airing at 8 p.m. on Sunday.

From Seattle Times

But they are lobbying for more contentious issues to be put onto the agenda, particularly a tax on the fossil fuel industry, as well as on the super-rich who lead jet set lives.

From New York Times

She was raised in bohemian mayhem, as her parents careered from film sets and exotic locales to the homes of jet set friends like Roger Vadim and Jane Fonda.

From New York Times

But it's a profoundly odd life, moving suddenly between this lack of glamour and the international jet set.

From BBC