deipnosophist

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/daɪpˈnɒsəfɪst/

noun

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

OriginAncient Greek Δειπνοσοφισταί →
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Meanings

noundeipnosophist (plural deipnosophists)

plural deipnosophists · alternative dipnosophist

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

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΔειπνοσοφισταί
  2. Englishdeipnosophist

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.

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deipnosophist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deipnosophist

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