deipnosophist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of deipnosophist
First recorded in 1650–60; after a literary work by Athenaeus, Deipnosophistaí “Dinner Experts, Sophists,” equivalent to Greek deîpno(n) “meal” + sophistaí, plural of sophistḗs sophist
Example Sentences
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"I'll apologize, Wilks, for the deipnosophist part of it, but I'll be jiggered if I'll be responsible for your nasty gastronomy."
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John
Think of astronomy, and that'll give you gastronomy; and a gastronomer is a deipnosophist.
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John
"The very uncommon word deipnosophist, hardly an English word at all, when employed at the present day, always means a supper philosopher, one who talks learnedly at supper, either about cookery or about other things."
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John
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