Meanings
nounWikipedist (plural Wikipedists)
plural Wikipedists
- rareA Wikipedian (person who contributes to Wikipedia).
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.
2007, Richard D. North, “Scrap the BBC!”: Ten Years to Set Broadcasters Free, London: Social Affairs Unit, →ISBN, page 141
Origin
From Wikipedia + -ist, likely by analogy with encyclopedist.
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APA
Wikipedist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wikipedist
MLA
“Wikipedist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wikipedist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wikipedist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wikipedist.
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