ENCYCLOPEDIST


Meaning of ENCYCLOPEDIST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈpē-dist ]

noun

Date: 1651

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.