Wikipedist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Wikipedia +‎ -ist, likely by analogy with encyclopedist.

Noun[edit]

Wikipedist (plural Wikipedists)

  1. (Wikimedia jargon, rare) A Wikipedian (person who contributes to Wikipedia).
    • 2007, Richard D. North, “Scrap the BBC!”: Ten Years to Set Broadcasters Free, London: Social Affairs Unit, →ISBN, page 141:
      It has of course the brilliant let-out that it does not seek to prove that its statements are true, but only that they are “verifiable”. This principle is relatively weak: Wikipedists are supposed to be able to source their remarks.