cosmopolite

[ koz-mop-uh-lahyt ]

/ kɒzˈmɒp əˌlaɪt /

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

an animal or plant of worldwide distribution.

Origin of cosmopolite

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

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

The cosmopolite approached them at a hurried pace, and apparently in much excitement.

The Funny Philosophers |George Yellott
Where did this cosmopolite, who really has no English roots, learn the system?

McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 |Various
Ours is so young, and so cosmopolite, a country, that our art shows the same brevity of lineage as our society.

Contemporary American Composers |Rupert Hughes
As a cosmopolite, and on general principles of being, I prefer the Dalles way.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 |Various

Sam, the cosmopolite, who called bartenders in San Antone by their first name, stood in the door.

Heart of the West |O. Henry

cosmopolite

/ (kɒzˈmɒpəˌlaɪt) /

a less common word for cosmopolitan (def. 1)

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

cosmopolitism, noun