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

British Dictionary definitions for symposiast

symposiast
/ (sɪmˈpəʊzɪˌæst) /

noun

a person who takes part in a symposium