deipnosophist
pronunciation
How to pronounce deipnosophist in British English:
UK [daɪp'nɒsəfɪst]
How to pronounce deipnosophist in American English:
US [daɪp'nɒsəfɪst]
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- Noun:
- someone skilled at across-the-table chit chat
Word Origin
- deipnosophist (n.)
- "gourmand," 1650s, from Greek deipnosophistes "one learned in the mysteries of the kitchen," from deipnon "chief meal, dinner" (which is of unknown origin) + sophistes "master of a craft" (see sophist). the word has come down thanks to "Deipnosophistai," 3c. work on gastronomy by Athenaeus.