ENCYCLOPEDIST

encyclopedist, encyclopaedist

(noun) a person who compiles information for encyclopedias

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

encyclopedist (plural encyclopedists)

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.

A person helping to write an encyclopedia.

Source: Wiktionary

En*cy`clo*pe"dist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. encyclopédiste.]

Definition: The compiler of an encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation; also, one whose knowledge embraces the whole range of the sciences. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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