symposiarch
[ sim-poh-zee-ahrk ]
/ sɪmˈpoʊ ziˌɑrk /
noun
the president, director, or master of a symposium.
a toastmaster.
QUIZZES
TAKE THIS QUIZ TO SEE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT 2ND-3RD GRADE VOCAB FROM BOOKS!
Are you learning new vocabulary? Or do you just have an interest in words? Either way, this quiz is for you.
Question 1 of 10
orchard
Words nearby symposiarch
symploce, sympodia, sympodium, symport, symposiac, symposiarch, symposiast, symposium, symptom, symptom complex, symptom formation
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for symposiarch
They have their absolute ruler, the symposiarch, their accepted order of drinking, their proper scale of fines.
Odd Bits of History|Henry W. WolffThe symposiarch, or arbiter bibendi, settled the proportions to be used.
Plutarch's Morals|PlutarchAnd now, said the Emperor, you must all obey your symposiarch, and I am going to tell you each in turn what to do.
Darkness and Dawn|Frederic W. FarrarOlympius had risen from his place as Symposiarch and was leaning against a door-post awaiting death with manly composure.
Serapis, Complete|Georg Ebers
British Dictionary definitions for symposiarch
symposiarch
/ (sɪmˈpəʊzɪˌɑːk) /
noun
the president of a symposium, esp in classical Greece
a rare word for toastmaster
Word Origin for symposiarch
C17: from Greek; see symposium, -arch
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