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deipnosophist
[ dahyp-nos-uh-fist ]
noun
- a person who is an adept conversationalist at table.
deipnosophist
/ daɪpˈnɒsəfɪst /
noun
- rare.a person who is a master of dinner-table conversation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deipnosophist1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deipnosophist1
C17: from Greek deipnosophistai, title of a Greek work by Athenaeus (3rd century), describing learned discussions at a banquet, from deipnon meal + sophistai wise men; see sophist
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Example Sentences
I'll apologize, Wilks, for the deipnosophist part of it, but I'll be jiggered if I'll be responsible for your nasty gastronomy.
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