deipnosophist

English

Alternative forms

• dipnosophist

Etymology

From the 3rd-century Ancient Greek Δειπνοσοφισταί (Deipnosophistaí) by Athenaeus, derived from δειπνο- (deipno-, “deipno-, dinner-”) + σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “one knowledgeable in the arts of ~”). Sometimes misunderstood owing to confusion with pejorative senses of sophist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɪpˈnɒsəfɪst/

Noun

deipnosophist (plural deipnosophists)

1. A master of the art of dining, particularly learned conversation in the manner of Athenaeus's characters.

Hypernyms

• diner
• conversationalist

Derived terms

• deipnosophistry

 

Related terms

• deipnosophy