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socialite

American  
[soh-shuh-lahyt] / ˈsoʊ ʃəˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. a socially prominent person.

socialite British  
/ ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. a person who is or seeks to be prominent in fashionable society

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Etymology

Origin of socialite

First recorded in 1925–30; social + -ite 1

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