Wikipedian

English

Etymology

Wikipedia +‎ -ian (compare encyclopedist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɪ.kɪˈpiː.dɪ.ən/

• Audio:

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Noun

Wikipedian (plural Wikipedians)

1. (Wikimedia jargon) A person who contributes to Wikipedia, especially a regular contributor versed in the ways of the website.
   • 2001 September 20, Peter Meyers, “Fact-Driven? Collegial? This Site Wants You”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

   • 2006 April 22, The Economist:

     Britannica, somewhat representative of old media in general, instinctively regards Wikipedia as a threat, whereas Wikipedians are not the least bit tempted to reciprocate.

   • 2008, Jonathan Zittrain, The Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It, page 139:

     This 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.

Translations

a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia

• Arabic: وِيكِيبِيدِيّ m (wīkībīdiyy), وِيكِيبِيدِيَّة f (wīkībīdiyya)
• Catalan: viquipedista (ca) m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 維基人／维基人 (Wéijīrén)

• Czech: wikipedista (cs) m, wikipedistka (cs) f
• Dutch: Wikipediaan (nl) m or f
• Esperanto: vikipediisto (male or female), vikipediistino (female)
• Estonian: vikipedist
• Finnish: wikipedisti (fi)
• French: wikipédiste (fr) m or f
• German: Wikipedianer (de) m, Wikipedianerin (de) f
• Hindi: विकिपीडियावाला m (vikipīḍiyāvālā), विकिपीडियावाली f (vikipīḍiyāvālī)
• Hungarian: wikipédista
• Indonesian: Wikipediawan, Wikipediawati f
• Italian: wikipediano m, wikipediana f
• Japanese: ウィキペディアン (ja) (Wikipedian)
• Korean: 위키백과 사용자 (Wikibaekgwa sayongja)
• Latin: vicipaedianus m, vicipaediana f
• Macedonian: википедија́нец m (vikipedijánec), википедија́нка f (vikipedijánka)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: wikipedianer (no) m

  Nynorsk: wikipedianar m

• Polish: wikipedysta (pl) m, wikipedystka (pl) f
• Portuguese: wikipediano m, wikipediana f, wikipedista (pt)
• Russian: википеди́ст (ru) m (vikipedíst), википеди́стка f (vikipedístka)
• Spanish: wikipedista (es) m or f
• Swedish: wikipedian (sv) c
• Thai: ชาววิกิพีเดีย (chow wikipedia)
• Turkish: vikipedist (tr)
• Ukrainian: вікіпеди́ст m (vikipedýst), вікіпеди́стка f (vikipedýstka)
• Volapük: Vükipedan (vo)

Adjective

Wikipedian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Wikipedia.
   • 2006 April 19, “The Wikipedia FAQK”, in Wired News:

     Many scholars of Wikipedian theology theorize that if consensus is ever reached, Wikipedia will spontaneously disappear.

   • 2007 September 6, GALE ZOË GARNETT, “The language of the love of language”, in Globe and Mail:

     In these Googlial Wikipedian times, a vast collection of wordbooks may seem slow, unnecessary or both.

   • 2008 March 21, Pat Kane, “Here Comes Everybody, by Clay Shirky. We-Think, by Charles Leadbeater”, in Independent:

     If people stopped believing in the Wikipedian ideal, and used its tools for vandalism, "it's unlikely the whole enterprise would survive a week"

Related terms

• Wikipedic

Translations

of or relating to Wikipedia

• Arabic: وِيكِيبِيدِيّ (wīkībīdiyy)
• Catalan: Viquipedista m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 維基百科的／维基百科的 (Wéijībǎikēde)

• Danish: wikipedisk
• Esperanto: vikipedia
• Estonian: vikipeediline
• Finnish: wikipedialainen
• French: wikipédien (fr)
• German: wikipedianisch, Wikipedia-
• Hindi: विकिपीडिया का m (vikipīḍiyā kā), विकिपीडिया की f (vikipīḍiyā kī), विकिपीडिया के (vikipīḍiyā ke)
• Hungarian: wikipédiás, wikipédikus
• Italian: wikipediano
• Japanese: ウィキペディアの (Wikipedia no)
• Korean: 위키백과의 (Wikibaekgwaui), 위키백과에 관한 (Wikibaekgwa'e gwanhan)
• Macedonian: википедиски m (vikipediski)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: wikipedisk

  Nynorsk: wikipedisk

• Polish: wikipedystyczny m
• Russian: википедийный (ru) (vikipedijnyj)
• Spanish: wikipédico
• Swedish: wikipedia-, wikipedisk
• Ukrainian: вікіпеді́йний (vikipedíjnyj)
• Volapük: Vükipedik (vo)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Latin: ^{(please verify)} vicipædianus m, ^{(please verify)} vicipædiana f

Further reading

• Wikipedians on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Wikipedia community on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Proper noun

Wikipedian

1. genitive singular of Wikipedia

Icelandic

Proper noun

Wikipedian f

1. definite nominative singular of Wikipedia