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socialite

US/ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/

socialite noun: a person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.

Noun

socialite (plural socialites)

  1. 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
  2. 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

socialite meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

socialite in Tamil

நயநாகரிகச் சமுதாயத்தில் இடம் பெற்றவர்

socialite in Indonesian

person of prominence and influence
sosialita

Forms of socialite

pluralsocialites

Plural of socialite: socialites

Origin of socialite

From social (“pertaining to high society”) + -ite, perhaps as a play on social light, in imitation of words in -ite.

Questions about socialite

What does socialite mean?
Socialite means a person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.
What is socialite in Tamil?
Socialite in Tamil is நயநாகரிகச் சமுதாயத்தில் இடம் பெற்றவர். See Socialite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is socialite?
Socialite is a noun.
How do you pronounce socialite?
Socialite is pronounced /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of socialite?
The plural of socialite is socialites.

Words near socialite in the dictionary

  1. socialistical
  2. socialistically
  3. socialists
  4. socialists of the chair
  5. socialitarian
  6. socialite
  7. socialites
  8. socialities
  9. sociality
  10. socializable
  11. socialization

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: socialite (page history and authors); socialite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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