Encyclopedist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  encyclopedist
       n : a person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias [syn: {encyclopaedist},
            {compiler}]