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Definition of -ist
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : 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
-ist
adjective suffixDefinition of -ist (Entry 2 of 2)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of
elitist
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