socialite

/ˌsoʊʃəˈlaɪt/

/ˈsʌʊʃəlaɪt/

Other forms: socialites

A socialite is someone who spends a lot of time in fashionable social circles. A socialite gets invited to all the best parties and says yes to all of them.

When you talk to other people, you're being social. A socialite is a person who loves being social, especially in circles that are in the public eye. A socialite goes to the fanciest parties and the most expensive restaurants. A socialite dates famous people and goes where photographers can take their picture. A socialite is always making the scene. In many ways, socialites are the opposite of hermits or recluses.

Definitions of socialite

1. noun

   a socially prominent person
   type of:

   important person, influential person, personage

   one whose whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events