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English
Etymology
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
Suffix
-ist
- 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
- 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
- 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
- one who suffers from a specific condition or syndrome
- autist, egoist
- Note, these are related to -isms: autism, egoism
- one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;
- Buddhist, Baptist, monotheist
- Note, these are related to -isms: Buddhism, monotheism
- 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
- one who owns or manages something;
- capitalist; industrialist
- Note, these are related to -isms: capitalism; industrialism
- a person who holds bigoted, partial views.
- sexist, racist: Note, these are related to -isms: sexism, racism
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Translations
One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory
- Arabic: (nisba) ـِيّ (ar) m (-iyy)
- Armenian: -ական (-akan), -իստ (-ist)
- Bulgarian: -ист m (-ist)
- Catalan: -ista (ca) n
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: -主義者/-主义者 (-zhǔyìzhě)
- Czech: -ista m, -istka f
- Dutch: -ist (nl)
- Esperanto: -anto, -ulo (eo)
- Finnish: -isti (fi)
- French: -iste (fr) m or f
- Galician: -ista (gl) m or f
- Georgian: -ისტი (-isṭi)
- German: -ist (de) m
- Greek: -ιστής (el) m (-istís), -ίστρια (el) f (-ístria)
- Hebrew: יסט (-ist)
- Hungarian: -ista (hu)
- Icelandic: -isti m
- Interlingua: -ista, -ista
- Italian: -ista m or f
- Japanese: -主義者 (ja) (-しゅぎしゃ, -shugisha)
- Korean: 주의자(主義者) (-juuija)
- Latin: -ista m
- Malay: -is
- Norwegian: -ist
- Persian: گرا (fa) (-garâ)
- Polish: -ista (pl) m, -ysta (pl) m, -istka f, -ystka f
- Portuguese: -ista (pt) m or f
- Romanian: -ist (ro)
- Russian: -ист (ru) m (-ist), -и́стка f (-ístka)
- Slovak: -ista m, -istka f
- Spanish: -ista (es) m or f
- Swahili: -isti, mwana- class 1/2, m- class 1/2
- Swedish: -ist (sv)
- Turkish: -ist (tr)
- Ukrainian: -іст m (-ist), -їст m (-jist), -íстка f (-ístka), -їстка f (-jistka), -ист m (-yst), -истка f (-ystka)
- Walloon: -isse (wa)
- Welsh: -ydd (cy) m, -wr (cy) m
- Yiddish: ־יסט m (-ist)
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A member of a profession or one interested in something
A person who uses something
A person who holds biased views
Translations to be checked
See also
Anagrams
- 'its, 'tis, ITS, SIT, STI, Sit, TIS, TIs, it's, its, sit, tis
Dutch
Suffix
-ist m
- appended to a word, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs something related to that word
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -ista, reinforced by French -iste.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ist m (weak, genitive -isten, plural -isten, feminine -istin)
- -ist
- Piano (“piano”) + -ist → Pianist (“pianist”)
- Anarchie (“anarchy”) + -ist → Anarchist (“anarchist”)
- Putsch (“putsch, coup”) + -ist → Putschist (“putschist, coupist”)
Usage notes
- The suffix is productive in German, but generally only with non-native words or proper nouns. Exceptions include Harfenist, Lagerist, Putschist.
See also
Middle English
Suffix
-ist
- Alternative form of -est
- knowist, sendist, bitakist
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
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
-ist m
- used to form nouns, usually relating to people.
References
- “-ist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).
Suffix
-ist m
- used to form nouns, usually relating to people.
References
- “-ist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French -iste.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ist m or n (feminine singular -istă, masculine plural -iști, feminine and neuter plural -iste)
- -ist
- pianist ― pianist
- anarhist ― anarchist
- rasist ― racist
Declension
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from French -iste.
Suffix
-ist (Cyrillic spelling -ист)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a follower or a profession. Chiefly used for loanwords.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French -iste.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ist c
- -ist
- pianist ― pianist
- anarkist ― anarchist
- rasist ― racist
Declension
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