What does "wiktionarian" mean?

A person who contributes to Wiktionary, especially a regular contributor well versed in the ways of the site.

What is a synonym for "wiktionarian"?

Common synonyms include: wiktionarist, wiktionaut.

How do you pronounce "wiktionarian"?

Pronounced //ˈwɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi.ən//.

Wiktionarian

//ˈwɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi.ən// noun

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Noun

1
A person who contributes to Wiktionary, especially a regular contributor well versed in the ways of the site.
"An outside project called Omegawiki, started by a handful of Wiktionarians, is working on a grand combination of data from Wiktionary into a single dictionary for all languages."

Synonyms

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wiktionarist wiktionaut

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"An outside project called Omegawiki, started by a handful of Wiktionarians, is working on a grand combination of data from Wiktionary into a single dictionary for all languages."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwikider. English wiki Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Medieval Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Medieval Latin -tiō Medieval Latin dictiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsios Medieval Latin -ārius Medieval Latin -ārium Medieval Latin dictiōnāriumlbor. Middle English dixionare English dictionary blend English Wiktionary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Wiktionarian From Wiktionary + -ian.

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