Definition: (noun) The person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet.
Synonyms: toastmaster.
Usage: As head of the committee hosting the event, my father was the symposiarch and ushered each speaker onstage with a few introductory remarks.
Discuss
symposiarch
More Stories Like These
In Today's Word
thinko
noun: A careless error in thinking.
In Today's Word
postnatal
Definition: (adjective) Occurring immediately after birth. Synonyms: postpartum. Usage: Premature babies often spend the postnatal period in the …
In Today's Word
Yarra-banker
noun: 1. A vagrant or a loafer. 2. A soapbox orator or agitator.
In Today's Word
burgeon
Definition: (verb) To grow or develop rapidly. Synonyms: increase, flower, progress, mature, thrive, flourish, bloom, bud, blossom, prosper. …
In Today's Word
cataplasm
Definition: (noun) A medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread …
In Today's Word
Jim Crow
noun: The systematic practice of discriminating against Black people.
In Today's Word
bamboozle
Definition: (verb) To take in by elaborate methods of deceit. Synonyms: lead by the nose, play false, snow, …
In Today's Word
aseptic
Definition: (adjective) Free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms. Synonyms: sterile. Usage: The use …
In Today's Word
hobnob
verb intr.: To associate socially, especially with people of higher status.
In Today's Word
jouissance
noun: Pleasure; ecstasy.