Meaning Of The Word -ist

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-ist
suffix: -ist is used in place of - ism to form count nouns and adjectives. The nouns refer to people who have particular beliefs. The adjectives describe something related to or based on particular beliefs.

-ist in American English 1
a person who does, makes, or practices (the thing specified): words so formed correspond to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in , -ism

-ist in American English 2
forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -ism or , -ist1
suffix: a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc

-ist in British English
suffix: a person who performs a certain action or is concerned with something specified

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