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deipnosophist

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deipnosophist [daɪpˈnɒsəfɪst]
n
(Literature / Rhetoric) Rare a person who is a master of dinner-table conversation
[from Greek deipnosophistai, title of a Greek work by Athenaeus (3rd century), describing learned discussions at a banquet, from deipnon meal + sophistai wise men; see sophist]
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Noun1.deipnosophist - someone skilled at informal chitchat
conversationalist, conversationist, schmoozer - someone skilled at conversation


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