symposiast
[ sim-poh-zee-ast, -uh st ]
/ sɪmˈpoʊ ziˌæst, -əst /
noun
a person who attends or participates in a symposium.
Origin of symposiast
1650–60; orig. < assumed Greek
symposiastḗs (unattested), a derivative of
symposiázein “to drink together” (with agentive suffix
-tēs), a verbal derivative of
symposíon “drinking party” (see
symposium); in recent use probably recoinage:
symposi(um) +
-ast
Words nearby symposiast
sympodia,
sympodium,
symport,
symposiac,
symposiarch,
symposiast,
symposium,
symptom,
symptom complex,
symptom formation,
symptomatic
British Dictionary definitions for symposiast
symposiast
/ (sɪmˈpəʊzɪˌæst) /
noun
a person who takes part in a symposium