socialite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of socialite
Example Sentences
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Chastain stars as Jennifer McCarthy, a wealthy San Francisco philanthropist and socialite who runs a foundation that supports a ballet school in Mexico City.
From Los Angeles Times
And yet, whether socialite spy or glasses-wearing econometrician, both were drawn from the Ivy League and a handful of other acceptable schools, thereby maintaining a largely closed circle.
She portrayed a spoiled socialite turned impoverished rural motel manager in “Schitt’s Creek.”
From Los Angeles Times
Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021, had appealed against the conviction to the Supreme Court last October but the top court declined to hear the former British socialite's appeal.
From BBC
Andrew had reportedly been introduced to Kulibayev by Kazakh businesswoman and socialite Goga Ashkenazi, who has two children from an affair with the oligarch.
From BBC
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