2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Encyclopedist \En*cy'clo*pe"dist\, noun [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. {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. From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: encyclopedist noun: a person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias [syn: {encyclopaedist}, {compiler}]

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