as in cosmopolitan
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers
having sung in opera houses all over the world, she has the confident demeanor of a seasoned cosmopolite
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Recent Examples of cosmopolite
In one scene, the function of food as a status symbol for globe-trotting cosmopolites becomes clear.
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Amelia Lester, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2018
Born in France into a Turkish family, Shafak, 46, is the ultimate modern cosmopolite.
—John Timpane, Philly.com, 24 Jan. 2018
The Gersons named their building Ballinhaus as a monument to the country’s late cosmopolite-in-chief.
—Yuliya Komska, Smithsonian, 10 Oct. 2017
That vaudevillian public disdain for East Coast intellectuals, Ivy League blue bloods, cosmopolites — all of it started with Nixon.
—Jennifer Senior, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2017
Amelia Lester, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2018
Born in France into a Turkish family, Shafak, 46, is the ultimate modern cosmopolite.
—John Timpane, Philly.com, 24 Jan. 2018
The Gersons named their building Ballinhaus as a monument to the country’s late cosmopolite-in-chief.
—Yuliya Komska, Smithsonian, 10 Oct. 2017
That vaudevillian public disdain for East Coast intellectuals, Ivy League blue bloods, cosmopolites — all of it started with Nixon.
—Jennifer Senior, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosmopolite
Noun
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The season’s final scene was with Seema (Choudhury) and Carrie drinking cosmopolitans on the beach in Greece.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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Billionaire cosmopolitans who want to hire immigrants don’t mix easily with vehemently nativist populists who want to ratchet up taxes on said billionaires.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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Neither film mentions the pandemic, but both show how a circle of moneyed, urban sophisticates represses feelings about death and anxiety.—
Armond White,
National Review,
2 Apr. 2025
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Its release comes amid a burgeoning arms race for salary cap tools and sophisticates.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cosmopolite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmopolite. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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