definition of the word -ist

From Old French -iste and Latin -ista < Ancient Greek -ιστής (istēs).

-ist

1. Added to words to form nouns denoting:
   1. One who follows a principle or system of belief.

      Marxist, deist

      Note, these are related to -ism, e.g. Marxism, deism

   2. A member of a profession or one interested in something.

      botanist

      psychiatrist, one who studies psychiatry

   3. A person who uses something.

      violinist, one who plays a violin

   4. A person who holds biased views.

      sexist, racist

• -ista

-ist

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

-ist

1. appended to a word, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs something related to that word

• componist
• gitarist
• toetsenist

-ist m. (plural -isten, feminine -istin, feminine plural -istinnen)

1. -ist

   Pianist - pianist

   Anarchist - anarchist

   Rassist - racist

Also see: Category:German nouns ending in -ist

French -iste

• IPA: [ist]

-ist m. (plural -işti, feminine -istă, feminine plural -iste)

1. -ist

   pianist - pianist

   anarhist - anarchist

   rasist - rascist

• -ism
• -tor

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