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-ist

1 -ist /ɪst/ noun suffix
1 -ist
/ɪst/
noun suffix
Britannica Dictionary definition of -IST
: a person who does a specified action or activity
: a person who makes or produces something specified
: a person who plays a specified musical instrument
: a person who operates a specified machine or vehicle
: a person who has a specified job or skill
: a person who has particular beliefs used to form nouns from related nouns that end in -ism
: a person who has a particular quality used to form nouns from related nouns that end in -ism
2 -ist /ɪst/ adjective suffix
2 -ist
/ɪst/
adjective suffix
Britannica Dictionary definition of -IST
: of, relating to, or characterized by a specified quality used to form adjectives from related nouns that end in -ism