encyclopedist

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun encyclopedist has 1 sense

encyclopedist(n = noun.person) encyclopaedist - a person who compiles information for encyclopedias; Array

is a kind of compiler

Derived form noun encyclopedism₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

encyclopedist, n. [Cf. F. encyclopédiste.].

The compiler of an encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation; also, one whose knowledge embraces the whole range of the sciences. [1913 Webster]

The Encyclopedists, the writers of the great French encyclopedia which appeared in 1751-1772. The editors were Diderot and D'Alembert. Among the contributors were Voltaire and Rousseau.

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