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noun suffixDefinition of -IST
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a : one that performs a (specified) action <cyclist> : one that makes or produces a (specified) thing <novelist> b : one that plays a (specified) musical instrument <harpist> c : one that operates a (specified) mechanical instrument or contrivance <automobilist>
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: one that specializes in a (specified) art or science or skill <geologist> <ventriloquist>
3
: one that adheres to or advocates a (specified) doctrine or system or code of behavior <socialist> <royalist> <hedonist> or that of a (specified) individual <Calvinist> <Darwinist>
Origin of -IST
French -iste, from Latin -ista, -istes, from Greek -istēs, from verbs in -izein -ize
2-ist
adjective suffixDefinition of -IST
: of, relating to, or characteristic of <elitist>
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