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encyclopedist

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪst/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 N S AY2 K L AH0 P IY1 D AH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH0 N S AY2 K L OW0 P IY1 D AH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

3

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
Real reading context

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