-ist

Meaning

1. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting:
2. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting:
3. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting:
4. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting:
5. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting:
6. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting:
7. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting:
8. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting:
9. (morpheme) Added to words to form nouns denoting:

Synonyms

-er

or

ist

Translations

-iste

-ista

-ιστής

-ίστρια

-ist

-ist

-ista

-ist

-istin

-λόγος

-ista

Pronounced as (IPA)

/-ɪst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -ist

In summary

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. Doublet of -ista. Sense 1.9 is influenced by Esperanto -isto.