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en·cy·clo·pe·dist

(ĕn-sī′klə-pē′dĭst)

1. A person who writes for or compiles an encyclopedia.

2. Encyclopedist One of the writers of the French Encyclopédie (1751-1772), including its editors, Diderot and d'Alembert.

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encyclopedist

(ɛnˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːdɪst) or

encyclopaedist

(Professions) a person who compiles or contributes to an encyclopedia

enˌcycloˈpedism, enˌcycloˈpaedism n

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en•cy•clo•pe•dist

or en•cy•clo•pae•dist

(ɛnˌsaɪ kləˈpi dɪst)

n.

1. a compiler of or contributor to an encyclopedia.

2. (often cap.) one of the collaborators on a French encyclopedia published in the 18th century, presenting the views of the Enlightenment.

[1645–55]

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encyclopedist - a person who compiles information for encyclopedias

encyclopaedist

compiler - a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)

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enciklopedist

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Marmontel was a typical encyclopedist, a liberal man of letters who advocated progress and religious tolerance.

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Menke, a prominent sports encyclopedist and journalist, rejected Doubleday and came out in support of Cartwright.

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This has always been a magazine for intellectually curious readers, and reading one past issue after another, I have been struck by the enormous range and depth of our offerings, covering an array of subjects that would have impressed even the great encyclopedist Denis Diderot.

With gratitude

The change in attitude of the prominent German-American political philosopher, encyclopedist, and reformer Francis Lieber toward Napoleon provides a case in point.