Meanings
plural Wikipedians
- A person who contributes to Wikipedia, especially a regular contributor well versed in the ways of the website.
He is proud to be a Wikipedian.
3 more examples
That is because Wikipedians, as they call themselves, can not only contribute whatever they want but can also edit entries posted by other writers as they see fit.
2001 September 20, Peter Meyers, “Fact-Driven? Collegial? This Site Wants You”, in The New York Times, →ISSNBritannica, somewhat representative of old media in general, instinctively regards Wikipedia as a threat, whereas Wikipedians are not the least bit tempted to reciprocate.
2006 April 22, The EconomistThis change takes care of casual or heat-of-the-moment vandalism, but it does little to address a new category of Wikipedian somewhere between committed community member and momentarily vandalizing teenager, one that creates tougher problems.
2008, Jonathan Zittrain, The Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It, page 139
- not comparableOf or relating to Wikipedia.
In these Googlial Wikipedian times, a vast collection of wordbooks may seem slow, unnecessary or both.
2007 September 6, GALE ZOË GARNETT, “The language of the love of language”, in Globe and Mail2 more examples
Many scholars of Wikipedian theology theorize that if consensus is ever reached, Wikipedia will spontaneously disappear.
2006 April 19, “The Wikipedia FAQK”, in Wired NewsIf people stopped believing in the Wikipedian ideal, and used its tools for vandalism, "it's unlikely the whole enterprise would survive a week"
2008 March 21, Pat Kane, “Here Comes Everybody, by Clay Shirky. We-Think, by Charles Leadbeater”, in Independent
Origin
From Wikipedia + -ian (compare encyclopedist).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic وِيكِيبِيدِيّ, وِيكِيبِيدِيَّة
- وِيكِيبِيدِيّ (wīkībīdiyy)a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- وِيكِيبِيدِيَّة (wīkībīdiyya)a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- وِيكِيبِيدِيّ (wīkībīdiyy)of or relating to Wikipedia
Catalan viquipedista, Viquipedista
- viquipedistaa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- Viquipedistaof or relating to Wikipedia
Chinese Mandarin 維基人 /维基人, 維基百科的 /维基百科的
- 維基人 /维基人 (Wéijīrén)a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- 維基百科的 /维基百科的 (Wéijī Bǎikē de)of or relating to Wikipedia
Czech wikipedista, wikipedistka
- wikipedistaa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipedistkaa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
Danish wikipedisk
- wikipediskof or relating to Wikipedia
Dutch Wikipediaan
- Wikipediaana person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
Esperanto vikipediisto, vikipediistino
- vikipediistoa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- vikipediistinoa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- vikipediaof or relating to Wikipedia
Estonian vikipedist, vikipeediline
- vikipedista person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- vikipeedilineof or relating to Wikipedia
Finnish wikipedisti, wikipedialainen
- wikipedistia person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipedialainenof or relating to Wikipedia
French wikipédiste, wikipédien
- wikipédistea person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipédienof or relating to Wikipedia
German Wikipedianer, Wikipedianerin
- Wikipedianera person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- Wikipedianerina person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipedianischof or relating to Wikipedia
- Wikipedia-of or relating to Wikipedia
Hindi विकिपीडियाई, विकिपीडिया का
- विकिपीडियाई (vikipīḍiyāī)a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- विकिपीडिया का (vikipīḍiyā kā)of or relating to Wikipedia
- विकिपीडिया की (vikipīḍiyā kī)of or relating to Wikipedia
- विकिपीडिया के (vikipīḍiyā ke)of or relating to Wikipedia
Hungarian wikipédista, wikipédiás
- wikipédistaa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipédiásof or relating to Wikipedia
- wikipédikusof or relating to Wikipedia
Icelandic Wikipediumaður
- Wikipediumaðura person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
Indonesian Wikipediawan, Wikipediawati
- Wikipediawana person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- Wikipediawatia person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
Italian wikipediano, wikipediana
- wikipedianoa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipedianaa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipedianoof or relating to Wikipedia
Japanese ウィキペディアン, ウィキペディアの
- ウィキペディアン (Wikipedian)a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- ウィキペディアのof or relating to Wikipedia
Korean 위키백과 사용자, 위키백과의
- 위키백과 사용자 (wikibaekgwa sayongja)a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- 위키백과의 (Wikibaekgwa-ui)of or relating to Wikipedia
Latin vicipaedianus, vicipaediana
- vicipaedianusa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- vicipaedianaa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
Norwegian Bokmål wikipedianer, wikipedisk
- wikipedianera person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipediskof or relating to Wikipedia
Polish wikipedysta, wikipedystka
- wikipedystaa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipedystkaa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipedystycznyof or relating to Wikipedia
Portuguese wikipediano, wikipediana
- wikipedianoa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipedianaa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipedistaa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
Russian википеди́ст, википеди́стка
- википеди́ст (vikipedíst)a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- википеди́стка (vikipedístka)a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- википедийный (vikipedijnyj)of or relating to Wikipedia
Slovak wikipedián
- wikipediána person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
Spanish wikipedista, wikipédico
- wikipedistaa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipédicoof or relating to Wikipedia
Swedish wikipedian, wikipedia-
- wikipediana person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- wikipedia-of or relating to Wikipedia
- wikipediskof or relating to Wikipedia
Thai ชาววิกิพีเดีย
- ชาววิกิพีเดียa person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
Turkish vikipedist
- vikipedista person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
Ukrainian вікіпеди́ст, вікіпеди́стка
- вікіпеди́ст (vikipedýst)a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- вікіпеди́стка (vikipedýstka)a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia
- вікіпеді́йний (vikipedíjnyj)of or relating to Wikipedia
Cite this entry
Wikipedian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wikipedian
“Wikipedian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wikipedian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wikipedian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wikipedian.
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