"informationist" meaning in English

See informationist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: informationists [plural]
Etymology: information + -ist. Informationist and informationism are first known to have arisen in the work of a group of Scottish poets in the 1994 book Contraflow on the SuperHighway. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|information|ist}} information + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} informationist (plural informationists)
  1. One who gathers, analyzes, interprets and uses information, possibly as a career.
    Sense id: en-informationist-en-noun-BgPpk-0Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 49 51
  2. One who practices informationism.
    Sense id: en-informationist-en-noun-5pS6IpYt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 49 51

Inflected forms

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