mə̇.ˈträpəˈlīt, meˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin metropolita, metropolites, from Late Greek mētropolitēs, from mētropolis + -itēs -ite — more at metropolis
1. : metropolitan 1
2. : a resident of a metropolis
most metropolites feel at home only in their own block — Frederic Morton