-ist

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Etymology

From Middle English -ist, -iste, from Old French -iste and Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from -ίζω + -τής.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /-ɪst/
• (weak vowel) IPA: /-əst/

Suffix

1. Added to words to form nouns denoting:
   1. a person who studies or practices a particular discipline;

      botanist, one who studies plants

      psychiatrist, one who practices psychiatry

   2. a person who uses a device of some kind;

      violinist, one who plays a violin

      bicyclist, one who rides a bicycle

      autoist, one who drives an automobile

      pianist, one who plays the piano

      vapist, one who uses a vaping device

   3. one who engages in a particular type of activity;

      adventurist, one who takes risks or goes on adventures

      artist, one who makes art

      bigamist, one who commits bigamy

      terrorist, one who causes terror

      tourist, one who tours

      Note, many of these are related to -isms: adventurism, terrorism, tourism

   4. one who suffers from a specific condition or syndrome

      autist, egoist

      Note, these are related to -isms: autism, egoism

   5. one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;

      Buddhist, Baptist, monotheist

      Note, these are related to -isms: Buddhism, monotheism

   6. one who has a certain ideology or set of beliefs;

      Marxist, modernist, nihilist, existentialist, fascist, pacifist, activist, environmentalist,

      Note, these are related to -isms: Marxism, modernism, nihilism, existentialism, fascism, pacifism

   7. one who owns or manages something;

      capitalist; industrialist

      Note, these are related to -isms: capitalism; industrialism

   8. a person who holds bigoted, partial views.

      sexist, racist: Note, these are related to -isms: sexism, racism

Related terms

• -ast

Translations

• French: -iste
• German: -ist
• Italian: -ista
• Portuguese: -ista
• Russian: -ист
• Spanish: -ista

Translations

• French: -iste

Translations

• French: -iste
• Spanish: -isto, -ista

Translations

• French: -iste

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