- a person who is or seeks to be prominent in fashionable society
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
so•cial•ite /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a socially important or well-known person.
so•cial•ite
(sō′shə līt′),USA pronunciation n.
- a socially prominent person.
- social + -ite1 1925–30
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socialite /ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪt/ n
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