-ist

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English

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ist

  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

Derived terms

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English terms suffixed with -ist
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Translations

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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Suffix

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-ist m

  1. appended to a word, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs something related to that word
Dutch terms suffixed with -ist

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin -ista, reinforced by French -iste.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ist m (weak, genitive -isten, plural -isten, feminine -istin)

  1. -ist
    ‎Piano (“piano”) + ‎-ist → ‎Pianist (“pianist”)
    ‎Anarchie (“anarchy”) + ‎-ist → ‎Anarchist (“anarchist”)
    ‎Putsch (“putsch, coup”) + ‎-ist → ‎Putschist (“putschist, coupist”)

Usage notes

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  • The suffix is productive in German, but generally only with non-native words or proper nouns. Exceptions include Harfenist, Lagerist, Putschist.

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Middle English

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Suffix

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-ist

  1. Alternative form of -est
    knowist, sendist, bitakist

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From French -iste (“-ist, -istic”), from Latin -ista (“-ist; one who practises or believes”), from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), alternative form of -τής (-tḗs), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ (forms nouns representing state of being).

Suffix

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-ist m

  1. used to form nouns, usually relating to people.

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Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -ist

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

Suffix

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-ist m

  1. used to form nouns, usually relating to people.

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Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -ist

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French -iste.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ist m or n (feminine singular -istă, masculine plural -iști, feminine and neuter plural -iste)

  1. -ist
    pian +‎ -ist ― pianist (pianist)
    anarhie +‎ -ist ― anarhist (anarchist)
    rasă +‎ -ist ― rasist (racist)

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite -ist -istă -iști -iste
definite -istul -ista -iștii -istele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite -ist -iste -iști -iste
definite -istului -istei -iștilor -istelor

Derived terms

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Romanian terms suffixed with -ist
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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French -iste.

Suffix

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-ist (Cyrillic spelling -ист)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a follower or a profession. Chiefly used for loanwords.

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French -iste.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ist c

  1. -ist
    pianist ― pianist
    anarkist ― anarchist
    rasist ― racist

Declension

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Declension of -ist
nominative genitive
singular indefinite -ist -ists
definite -isten -istens
plural indefinite -ister -isters
definite -isterna -isternas

Derived terms

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Swedish terms suffixed with -ist
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