-ist
- suffix to indicate one that performs a (specified) action
- suffix to indicate one that makes or produces a (specified) thing
- suffix to indicate one that operates a (specified) mechanical instrument or contrivance
- suffix to indicate one that specializes in a (specified) art or science or skill
- suffix to indicate one that adheres to or advocates a (specified) doctrine or system or code of behavior or that of a (specified) individual
- of, relating to, or characteristic of
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.
- Added to words to form nouns denoting:
“botanist, one who studies plants”
“psychiatrist, one who practices psychiatry”
- Added to words to form nouns denoting:
“violinist, one who plays a violin”
“cyclist, one who rides a (bi)cycle”
- Added to words to form nouns denoting:
“adventurist, one who takes risks or goes on adventures”
“artist, one who makes art”
- Added to words to form nouns denoting:
“autist, egoist”
“Note, these are related to -isms: autism, egoism”
- Added to words to form nouns denoting:
“Buddhist, Baptist, monotheist”
“Note, these are related to -isms: Buddhism, monotheism”
- 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”
- Added to words to form nouns denoting:
“capitalist; industrialist”
“Note, these are related to -isms: capitalism; industrialism”
- Added to words to form nouns denoting:
“sexist, racist: Note, these are related to -isms: sexism, racism”
- Added to words to form nouns denoting:
“Esperantist, Tokiponist”