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deipnosophist

[ dahyp-nos-uh-fist ]

noun

  1. a person who is an adept conversationalist at table.


deipnosophist

/ daɪpˈnɒsəfɪst /

noun

  1. rare.
    a person who is a master of dinner-table conversation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of deipnosophist1

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
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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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