symposiast
- noun
- /sɪmˈpoʊziæst/
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simposista
- Please address correspondence for Professor Shulman and the other symposiasts to Academic Questions/NAS, 221 Witherspoon Street, Second Floor, Princeton, NJ 08542-3215; editor@nas.org.
Examples
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During the symposium, each symposiast contributed unique perspectives on the topic.
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My fellow symposiasts drop three hints.
Academic text (2002) -
Symposiasts
Academic text (1993) -
The leading symposiast shared innovative ideas during the conference.
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As an experienced symposiast, she captivated the audience with her insights.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who gives a talk to an audience
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3.7
A person who takes part in a public discussion and answers questions from the audience
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3.2
A person who gives items or announces people at a ceremony
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7.2
A person who takes part in a conference or formal discussion
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8.0
A person who gives feedback on presentations at a conference
Surface Forms
Morphology
symposiast = sympos + iast
The word 'symposiast' is derived from 'symposium' but the root 'sympos' is not a standalone English word, making the word opaque for learners.
Etymology
Symposiast comes from the word symposium, which in turn comes from the Greek symposion meaning 'drinking together', because people long ago met to drink and talk in groups. The ending -ist means 'a person who takes part', so a symposiast is someone who joins a symposium to speak or discuss, which explains why it means 'a participant in a meeting'.