socialite

Meaning

1. A person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.
2. A person who goes to fashionable parties and is often written about in the newspapers, etc.

Synonyms

bigwig

lounge lizard

Translations

Salonlöwe

Prominente

noceur

κοσμικός άνθρωπος

salonnard

salottiero

persona mondana

socialite

VIP

Socialite

Socialites

الإجتماعي

socialité

عضو بارز في المجتمع

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/

Etymology

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