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symposiast
[ sim-poh-zee-ast, -uhst ]
noun
- a person who attends or participates in a symposium.
symposiast
/ sɪmˈpəʊzɪˌæst /
noun
- a person who takes part in a symposium
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Word History and Origins
Origin of symposiast1
1650–60; originally < assumed Greek symposiastḗs (unattested), a derivative of symposiázein “to drink together” (with agentive suffix -tēs ), a verbal derivative of symposíon “drinking party” ( symposium ); in recent use probably recoinage: symposi(um) + -ast ( def )
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