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-ist

  1. suffix to indicate one that performs a (specified) action
  2. suffix to indicate one that makes or produces a (specified) thing
  3. suffix to indicate one that operates a (specified) mechanical instrument or contrivance
  4. suffix to indicate one that specializes in a (specified) art or science or skill
  5. suffix to indicate one that adheres to or advocates a (specified) doctrine or system or code of behavior or that of a (specified) individual
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  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /-ɪst/ / /-əst/

suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist From Middle English -ist, -iste, from Old French -iste and Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), from -ίζω (-ízō, “-ize, -ise”, verbal suffix) + -τής (-tḗs, agent-noun suffix). Equivalent to -ism + -t. Doublet of -ista. Sense 1.9 is influenced by Esperanto -isto.

  1. Added to words to form nouns denoting:

    botanist, one who studies plants

    psychiatrist, one who practices psychiatry

  2. Added to words to form nouns denoting:

    violinist, one who plays a violin

    cyclist, one who rides a (bi)cycle

  3. Added to words to form nouns denoting:

    adventurist, one who takes risks or goes on adventures

    artist, one who makes art

  4. Added to words to form nouns denoting:

    autist, egoist

    Note, these are related to -isms: autism, egoism

  5. Added to words to form nouns denoting:

    Buddhist, Baptist, monotheist

    Note, these are related to -isms: Buddhism, monotheism

  6. Added to words to form nouns denoting:

    Marxist, modernist, nihilist, existentialist, fascist, pacifist, activist, environmentalist,

    Note, these are related to -isms: Marxism, modernism, nihilism, existentialism, fascism, pacifism

  7. Added to words to form nouns denoting:

    capitalist; industrialist

    Note, these are related to -isms: capitalism; industrialism

  8. Added to words to form nouns denoting:

    sexist, racist: Note, these are related to -isms: sexism, racism

  9. Added to words to form nouns denoting:

    Esperantist, Tokiponist