Wikipedian
A person who contributes to Wikipedia, especially a regular contributor well versed in the ways of the website.
Adjective
- Of or relating to Wikipedia.
- Many scholars of Wikipedian theology theorize that if consensus is ever reached, Wikipedia will spontaneously disappear. - 2006 April 19, “The Wikipedia FAQK”, in Wired News:
- 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 Mail:
- If 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....
Origin
From Wikipedia + -ian (compare encyclopedist).
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Noun
- 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.
- 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?...
- Britannica, 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 Economist:
Hypernyms: Wikimedian contributor person