encyclopedist

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɛnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en sī′klə pē′dist)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•cy•clo•pe•dist  (en sī′klə pē′dist),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a compiler of or contributor to an encyclopedia.
  2. (often cap.) one of the collaborators on the French Encyclopedia.
Also, en•cy′clo•pae′dist. 
  • encycloped(ia) + -ist 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
encyclopedist, encyclopaedist /ɛnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪst/ n
  1. a person who compiles or contributes to an encyclopedia
enˌcycloˈpedism, enˌcycloˈpaedism n
'encyclopedist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Buffon - d'Alembert - Diderot - Larousse - Quesnay - Isidore of Seville - Pliny

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