'Encyclopedist' definitions:
Definition of 'encyclopedist'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person who compiles information for encyclopedias [syn: encyclopedist, encyclopaedist]
Definition of 'Encyclopedist'
From: GCIDE
- Encyclopedist \En*cy`clo*pe"dist\, n. [Cf. F. encyclop['e]diste.] 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. [1913 Webster]