See Also: symposiast(dictionary)

symposiast (iou)



symposiast noun. M17.
[from Greek sumposiazein drink together (from sumposion SYMPOSIUM), on Greek analogies: cf. enthusiast.]
Orig. (rare), a symposiarch. Now, a member of a drinking-party; a banqueter. M17.
A participant in a symposium or conference. L19.
Verbatim What the symposiasts..discussed were criteria for assessing a dictionary.