1. a person who participates in a symposium or scholarly conference
Usage: formal
2. a participant in a drinking party or banquet in ancient Greece
Usage: historical; classical

Examples

• The symposiast presented her research on climate change to the academic audience.
• Each symposiast was given fifteen minutes to discuss their findings.
• The conference organizers welcomed every symposiast with a registration packet.
• As a symposiast at the medical conference, he shared his latest discoveries.
• In ancient Athens, a symposiast would recline on a couch while drinking wine.
• The symposiast entertained his fellow guests with poetry and philosophical discussion.