encyclopedist noun. [ɛn,sʌɪklǝ'pi:dɪst, ɪn-] Also encyclpaedist. M17.
[formed as ENCYCLOPEDIZE + -IST.]
1. A compiler of or contributor to an encyclopedia; esp. (usu. Encyclopedist) any of the compilers of the French Encyclopedia. M17.

2. A person who attempts to deal with every branch of knowledge. L19.

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