socialite

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socialite
so‧cial‧ite /ˈsəʊʃəl-aɪt $ ˈsoʊ-/

noun [countable]

Word Family: noun: society, sociologist, sociology, sociability, social, socialism, socialist, socialite, socialization, sociopath; adjective: sociable ≠ unsociable, social ≠ ANTI-SOCIAL, unsocial, socialist, socialistic, societal, sociological, sociopathic; adverb: socially, sociably, sociologically; verb: socialize

someone who is well known for going to many fashionable parties, and who is often rich:

a Washington socialite