"socialite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-socialite.wav Forms: socialites [plural]
Etymology: From social (“pertaining to high society”) + -ite, perhaps as a play on social light, in imitation of words in -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|social|ite|t1=pertaining to high society}} social (“pertaining to high society”) + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} socialite (plural socialites)
  1. A person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.
    Sense id: en-socialite-en-noun-zn0sP~cU
  2. A person who goes to fashionable parties and is often written about in the newspapers, etc.
    Sense id: en-socialite-en-noun-eCjyG6T2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of People: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (person of prominence and influence): společenská celebrita (Czech), socialite [feminine, masculine] (French), Gesellschaftsdame [feminine] (German), Salonlöwe [masculine] (German), sosialita (Indonesian), mondano [masculine] (Italian), mondana [feminine] (Italian), lew salonowy [masculine] (Polish), lwica salonowa [feminine] (Polish), socialite [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), socialaite [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), socialite [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), socialité [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), famosillo [masculine] (Spanish), sóushelait [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'person of prominence and influence': 55 45

Inflected forms

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