-ist
Definition of -ist
1a : one that performs a (specified) action cyclist : one that makes or produces a (specified) thing novelistb : one that plays a (specified) musical instrument harpistc : 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
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Origin and Etymology of -ist
French -iste, from Latin -ista, -istes, from Greek -istēs, from verbs in -izein -ize
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Definition of -ist
: of, relating to, or characteristic of elitist
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Definition of -ist for English Language Learners
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: a person who does a specified action or activity
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: a person who makes or produces something specified
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: a person who plays a specified musical instrument
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Definition of -ist for English Language Learners
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: of, relating to, or characterized by a specified quality
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