-ist

¹-ist

noun suffix

Definition of -IST

1

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>

2

: 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