cosmopolite
a person who is cosmopolitan in their ideas, life, etc.; citizen of the world.
an animal or plant of worldwide distribution.
Origin of cosmopolite
1Other words from cosmopolite
- cos·mop·o·lit·ism, noun
- non·cos·mop·o·lite, noun
- non·cos·mop·o·lit·ism, noun
Words Nearby cosmopolite
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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 | THE DAILY BEASTDoes the cosmopolite necessarily pay for his freedom by a want of function—the impersonality of not being representative?
Picture and Text | Henry JamesAs a cosmopolite, and on general principles of being, I prefer the Dalles way.
In manner and manners, tone and cast of thought he was English--delightfully English--though he cultivated the cosmopolite.
Marse Henry (Vol. 2) | Henry WattersonHis 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
/ (kɒzˈmɒpəˌlaɪt) /
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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