worldling

noun

Definition of worldlingnext
as in cosmopolitan

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  1. cosmopolitan
  2. sophisticate
  3. metropolitan
  4. cosmopolite
Noun
  • Wildlife fanatics flock to Masai Mara for once-in-a-lifetime safaris, beach lovers island-hop through the turquoise waters of the Lamu Archipelago, and cosmopolitans appreciate Nairobi's growing culinary and art scene.
    Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Just like globalization forced us all to become cosmopolitans (citizens of the universe) by breaking spatial boundaries, the aging of the internet compels us to become archeopolitans—citizens of an archive—by breaking down temporal boundaries.
    Carl Öhman, TIME, 31 July 2024
Definition of cosmopolitan
Noun
  • Want to make your witch a mid-century modern sophisticate?
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Those are welcome at the box office, but would face a steep climb with the film Academy’s growing crowd of international sophisticates.
    Michael Cieply, Deadline, 1 July 2024
Definition of sophisticate
Noun
  • Fort Myers Known as the gateway to Southwest Florida, Fort Myers is an all-in-one vacation destination that effortlessly blends a vibrant metropolitan with tranquil beaches, cultural attractions, and great dining.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The program was founded in 2018 with the goal of enticing knowledge workers to a budding metropolitan that could no longer be as reliant on the volatile gas and oil industries that represented a boom for Tulsa in the twentieth century, according to Tulsa Remote managing director Justin Harlan.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of metropolitan
Noun
  • In one scene, the function of food as a status symbol for globe-trotting cosmopolites becomes clear.
    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
Definition of cosmopolite
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