cosmopolite

[ koz-mop-uh-lahyt ]

/ kɒzˈmɒp əˌlaɪt /

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noun

a person who is cosmopolitan in his or her ideas, life, etc.; citizen of the world.

an animal or plant of worldwide distribution.

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Origin of cosmopolite

1590–1600; <Greek kosmopolī́tēs citizen of the world, equivalent to kosmo-cosmo- + polī́tēs citizen (pól(is) a city, state + -ītēs-ite¹)

OTHER WORDS FROM cosmopolite

cos·mop·o·lit·ism, nounnon·cos·mop·o·lite, nounnon·cos·mop·o·lit·ism, noun

Words nearby cosmopolite

cosmonautics, cosmopolis, cosmopolitan, cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitanize, cosmopolite, cosmos, cosmotron, cosplay, cosponsor, coss

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How to use cosmopolite in a sentence

It's far, far better for Americans to hear that kind of talk from him than from Obama, the black urban liberal cosmopolite.
Gay Marriage: Obama Still Should Stay in the Closet|Michael Tomasky|May 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Does the cosmopolite necessarily pay for his freedom by a want of function—the impersonality of not being representative?
Picture and Text|Henry James
As a cosmopolite, and on general principles of being, I prefer the Dalles way.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864|Various
In manner and manners, tone and cast of thought he was English--delightfully English--though he cultivated the cosmopolite.
Marse Henry (Vol. 2)|Henry Watterson

His accent was that of a traveled cosmopolite superimposed upon the speech of a place away off somewhere called the West Indies.
Sundry Accounts|Irvin S. Cobb
He had thought himself very sharp that first day in hitting them all off in his mind with the “cosmopolite” label.
The Pupil|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for cosmopolite

cosmopolite

/ (kɒzˈmɒpəˌlaɪt) /

noun

a less common word for cosmopolitan (def. 1)

an animal or plant that occurs in most parts of the world

Derived forms of cosmopolite

cosmopolitism, noun

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