me·trop·o·lite \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 >