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What is a word for a person who loves to share knowledge? So far I have educator in mind. Is there any other word?

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How about "Teacher"? – Gaurav Sep 14 '10 at 5:48
@Gaurav: that could be an answer. – delete Sep 14 '10 at 10:48
Shinto: yeah, but it seemed so obvious to me that I felt I must have misunderstood the question, and was hoping for clarifications. – Gaurav Sep 15 '10 at 4:38
Guru, Professor, Master - all of them should fit well depending on the regional and circumstantial context. – kartz Sep 10 '11 at 15:10
loves to share knowledge, whether anyone wants to hear it or not ... a blowhard – GEdgar Sep 24 '11 at 20:13
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How about "maven"? According to the Wikipedia article,

A maven (also mavin) is a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others.

[Admittedly, many dictionaries define the word merely as something like "an expert", but the meaning is in flux, and the "person who loves to share knowledge" meaning is getting more common.]

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Thanks @ShreevatsaR. Yah it is more closer to knowledge sharing. – Thedal Sep 14 '10 at 8:59
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Again, I must point out this was just a tentative answer; "maven" in most contexts just means "expert" or "self-styled expert" etc. — look up the dictionaries. – ShreevatsaR Sep 14 '10 at 10:11
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Although I don't have a good answer for the question, I don't think "maven" is understood by many English speakers. – delete Sep 14 '10 at 10:48
@Shinto is right. And so is @ShreevatsaR. To my ears, maven has a mildly negative connotation which derives from the "self-styled" part. (Anyone can be a self-style expert.) – Benjol Sep 16 '10 at 5:24
That describes me! :D – user19341 Jan 4 at 18:49
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A few more words for people who share knowledge: teacher, "teaching assistant", tutor, mentor, coach, guru, contributor, author, polyglot, blogger, Wikipedian, ...

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... pedant ... (evil grin) – Marthaª Feb 27 '11 at 18:16
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A pedagogue likes to teach others things.

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Pedagogue has a rather negative connotation, though. – Chris Dec 9 '12 at 16:53
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In addition to the excellent answers previously given with positive connotations, I offer this pejorative one:

pedant

...because loving to share your knowledge doesn't always mean others love to receive it.

That's not intended as a subtle dig at StackExchange users. I just really like the word.

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How about "pundit"? A pundit is a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and who often talks about it in public

From: http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/pundit

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Within religion and technology people who are keen to spread ideas are know as evangelists.

"The Greek word εὐαγγέλιον originally meant a reward given to the messenger for good news".

For evangelists who are promoting knowledge of a certain type of technology or religion, spreading the 'word' is seen as it's own reward, rather than seeking any monetary reward.

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