noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪst/
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CMU ARPABET:IH0 N S AY2 K L AH0 P IY1 D AH0 S T
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CMU ARPABET 2:IH0 N S AY2 K L OW0 P IY1 D AH0 S T
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noun
Meaning 1
A member of a group of French authors who collaborated in the 18th century in the production of the Encyclopédie, under the direction of Denis Diderot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An author of, or contributor to, an encyclopedia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
a person who compiles information for encyclopedias
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: encyclopaedist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compiler
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwékwlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos) Proto-Indo-European *peh2w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek παιδεύω (paideúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā)bor. New Latin encyclopaedīalbor. English encyclopedia Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English encyclopedist From encyclopedia + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
enciclopedista
— member of a group of French authors
Chinese Mandarin:
百科全書派 /百科全书派
(bǎikēquánshūpài)
— member of a group of French authors
Czech:
encyklopedista
— member of a group of French authors
Esperanto:
enciklopediisto
— member of a group of French authors
French:
encyclopédiste
— member of a group of French authors
German:
Enzyklopädist
— member of a group of French authors
German:
Enzyklopädistin
— member of a group of French authors
Macedonian:
енциклопеди́ст
(enciklopedíst)
— member of a group of French authors
Romanian:
enciclopedist
— member of a group of French authors
Serbo-Croatian:
enciklopèdist
— member of a group of French authors
Spanish:
enciclopedista
— member of a group of French authors
Swedish:
encyklopedist
— member of a group of French authors
Arabic:
مَوْسُوعِيّ
(mawsūʕiyy)
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
Catalan:
enciclopedista
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
Czech:
encyklopedista
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
Dutch:
encyclopedist
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
Dutch:
encyclopediste
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
Esperanto:
enciklopediisto
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
French:
encyclopédiste
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
German:
Enzyklopädist
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
German:
Enzyklopädistin
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
Japanese:
百科事典編纂者
(hyakkajiten hensan-sha)
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
Kazakh:
энциклопедияшы
(énsiklopediäşy)
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
Macedonian:
енциклопеди́ст
(enciklopedíst)
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
Romanian:
enciclopedist
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
Serbo-Croatian:
enciklopèdist
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
Spanish:
enciclopedista
— person helping to write an encyclopedia
Swedish:
encyklopedist
— person helping to write an encyclopedia