Cosmopolite and Hick

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Cosmopolite noun - A person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers.

Usage example: having sung in opera houses all over the world, she has the confident demeanor of a seasoned cosmopolite

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Hick is an antonym for cosmopolite.

Hick noun - An awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country.

Usage example: city dwellers who looked down on their cousins from northern Maine as hicks

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Cosmopolite is an antonym for hick.

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Hick and Cosmopolite. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cosmopolite/hick

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