Dictionary

-ist en · X

Pronunciation

• /-əst/ weak vowel merger
• (Southern-England) audio
• /-ɪst/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist From Middle English -ist, -iste, from Old French -iste and Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), from -ίζω (-ízō, “-ize, -ise”, verbal suffix) + -τής (-tḗs, agent-noun suffix). Equivalent to -ism + -t. Doublet of -ista. The speaker of a language sense is influenced by Esperanto -isto.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting: ▸ a person who studies or practices a particular discipline;
   • botanist, one who studies plants
   • psychiatrist, one who practices psychiatry
2. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting: ▸ a person who uses a device of some kind;
   • (dated) autoist, one who drives an automobile
   • pianist, one who plays the piano
   • cyclist, one who rides a (bi)cycle
   • violinist, one who plays a violin
3. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting: ▸ one who engages in a particular type of activity;
   • tourist, one who tours
   • adventurist, one who takes risks or goes on adventures
   • terrorist, one who causes terror
   • artist, one who makes art
   • Note, many of these are related to -isms: adventurism, terrorism, tourism
   • bigamist, one who commits bigamy
4. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting: ▸ one who suffers from a specific condition or syndrome
   • autist, egoist
   • Note, these are related to -isms: autism, egoism
5. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting: ▸ one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;
   • Buddhist, Baptist, monotheist
   • Note, these are related to -isms: Buddhism, monotheism
6. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting: ▸ 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. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting: ▸ one who owns or manages something;
   • Note, these are related to -isms: capitalism; industrialism
   • capitalist; industrialist
8. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting: ▸ a person who holds bigoted, partial views with respect to a particular matter.
   • sexist, racist: Note, these are related to -isms: sexism, racism
9. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting: ▸ a person who speaks or specializes in a (usually constructed) language.
   • Esperantist, Tokiponist

Forms

Relateds

-ista · -er · -ast · -ite · -or

Translations (122)

pl -ystka (A person who uses something) · scn -eri (A person who uses something) · ia -ista (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ka -ისტი (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · es -ista (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · el -ίστρια (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · hy -իստ (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · scn -ista (A person who holds biased views) · cmn -主義者 /-主义者 (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ga -ach (A person who holds biased views) · cs -ista (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · hu -ista (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ca -ista (A person who holds biased views) · ru -и́стка (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · cy -ydd (A person who holds biased views) · sw -isti (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · eo -anto (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · fi -isti (A person who holds biased views) · pl -ystka (A person who holds biased views) · cs -istka (A person who holds biased views) · el -ιστής (A person who holds biased views) · de -ist (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · cy -wr (A person who uses something) · sw mwana- (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · ms -is (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ia -ista (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · fr -iste (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · uk -іст (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · cy -wr (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · scn -ista (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · cs -ista (A person who holds biased views) · pl -ysta (A person who holds biased views) · hy -գետ (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · cy -wr (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ia -ista (A person who uses something) · ga -adóir (A person who uses something) · sk -istka (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · pl -ysta (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ga -aí (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · el -ίστρια (A person who uses something) · el -λόγος (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · eo -ulo (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · fi -isti (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · eo -isto (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · cy -ydd (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · da -ist (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · pl -ysta (A person who uses something) · ru -ист (A person who uses something) · yi ־יסט (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · ga -ach (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · gl -ista (A person who holds biased views) · bg -ист (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ru -ист (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · scn -lucu (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · ja -主義者 (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · fr -iste (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · no -ist (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · fr -iste (A person who uses something) · ro -ist (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · scn -aru (A person who uses something) · pl -istka (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · hy -ական (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ga -ach (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · pl -ista (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · gl -ista (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ko -주의자 (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · uk -íстка (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · gl -ista (A person who uses something) · ia -ista (A person who holds biased views) · sv -ist (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · hy -բան (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · pl -istka (A person who uses something) · cy -ydd (A person who uses something) · nl -ist (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · uk -ист (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · uk -истка (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · pl -ista (A person who uses something) · it -ista (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · pt -ista (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ar ـِيّ (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · es -isto (A person who uses something) · he יסט (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · yi ־יסט (A person who uses something) · el -ιστής (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · cy -ydd (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · cy -wr (A person who holds biased views) · cmn 家 (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · ru -ист (A person who holds biased views) · cs -istka (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · kmr -van (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · kmr -îst (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · tr -ist (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · gl -ista (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · uk -їст (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · fa ـگرا (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · sk -ista (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · kmr -ger (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · es -ista (A person who uses something) · is -isti (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ga -aí (A person who uses something) · ga -aí (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · la -ista (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ja 家 (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · pl -ystka (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · sw mwana- (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ms ahli (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ko 가 (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · pl -istka (A person who holds biased views) · ca -ista (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · ca -ista (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · fi -isti (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · ga -(t)óir (A member of a profession or one interested in something) · ca -ista (A person who uses something) · pl -ista (A person who holds biased views) · el -ίστρια (A person who holds biased views) · fr -iste (A person who holds biased views) · sw m- (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · fi -isti (A person who uses something) · yi ־יסט (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · uk -їстка (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · wa -isse (One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory) · el -ιστής (A person who uses something)