Definition of: cosmopolite

(koz·mop′ə·līt) noun
1. One at home everywhere; a person of world-wide experience and travel.
2. One free from local prejudice or affection.
3. Biol. A plant or animal widely distributed over the world.
—adjective World-wide in extent or existence; cosmopolitan. [<Gk. kosmopolitēs <kosmos world + politēs citizen <polis city]
—cos·mo·po·lit·i·cal (koz′mō·pə·lit′i·kəl), cos·mo·pol·i·tic (koz′mō·pol′ə·tik) adjective