encyclopedist
en·cy·clo·pe·dist
noun \-ˈpē-dist\Definition of ENCYCLOPEDIST
1
: one who compiles or writes for an encyclopedia
2
often capitalized : one of the writers of a French encyclopedia (1751–80) who were identified with the Enlightenment and advocated deism and scientific rationalism
First Known Use of ENCYCLOPEDIST
1651
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