walking dictionary

noun

A person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms; a person with an extensive vocabulary.

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walking encyclopedia
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Meanings

nounwalking dictionary (plural walking dictionaries)

plural walking dictionaries

  1. informalA person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms; a person with an extensive vocabulary.

    Synonyms: walking encyclopedia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms; a person with an extensive vocabulary.

Similar
walking encyclopedia
Also see
walking encyclopaediawalking encyclopedia

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 活字典
  • 活字典 (huózìdiǎn)person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
Finnish kävelevä sanakirja
  • kävelevä sanakirjaperson familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
French encyclopédie vivante
  • encyclopédie vivanteperson familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
German wandelndes Lexikon
  • wandelndes Lexikonperson familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
Greek κινητή εγκυκλοπαίδεια
  • κινητή εγκυκλοπαίδεια (kinití egkyklopaídeia)person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
Italian enciclopedia ambulante, enciclopedia umana
  • enciclopedia ambulanteperson familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
  • enciclopedia umanaperson familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
Japanese 生き字引
  • 生き字引 (iki jibiki)person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
Polish chodząca encyklopedia
  • chodząca encyklopediaperson familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
Portuguese enciclopédia ambulante
  • enciclopédia ambulanteperson familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
Romanian enciclopedie ambulantă
  • enciclopedie ambulantăperson familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
Russian ходячая энциклопедия
  • ходячая энциклопедия (xodjačaja enciklopedija)person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
Spanish enciclopedia andante
  • enciclopedia andanteperson familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
Turkish ayaklı ansiklopedi, ayaklı kütüphane
  • ayaklı ansiklopediperson familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
  • ayaklı kütüphaneperson familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
Cite this entry
APA

walking dictionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walking%20dictionary

MLA

“walking dictionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walking%20dictionary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walking dictionary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walking%20dictionary.

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