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jet-setter

jet-setter

3 7.1
A rich, fashionable person who travels often to fancy places
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛtˌsɛtər/
translation icon : jet-setter
  • As a successful fashion designer, she is often seen at exclusive events, living the lifestyle of a jet-setter.

Well, one of my father's wives was an Italian jet setter.

Examples

  • But I am an international jet-setter now.

    Dead Men Walking (2005)

  • - Perhaps because you're a jet-setter.

    Remote Viewing (2018)

  • What would you do if someone thought that you were some glamorous and... mysterious jet-setter?

    Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)

  • Increasingly, it seems that the only people who can afford to live here are vacuous, elite jet-setters.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I had asked for honesty, and for that, I was not to be spared verse nor chapter of her life as a jet-setter.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • He's Chicago's own jet-setter.

    Silver Streak (1976)

  • Traveling to the most luxurious destinations is part of being a jet-setter these days.

  • Many jet-setters attend glamorous parties around the world, showcasing the latest trends.

Antonyms

homebody
8 5.5

A person who likes to stay at home rather than go out

How Glamorous

jet-setter
3 7.1
socialite
29 6.7
traveler
  • US
286 1.0
tourist
511 1.0

Surface Forms

jet-setter singular
jet-setters plural

Morphology

jet-setter = jet + set (transparent) = jet + set + er

The word is formed by the compound 'jet + set' (the social 'jet set') plus the agentive suffix '-er', so the meaning 'a member of the jet set / frequent jet traveler' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Jet-setter comes from joining jet ('fast airplane') and set ('a group of fashionable people'); it was first used for rich people who flew by jet to glamorous places, so today a jet-setter is someone wealthy and stylish who travels often.