a person who writes, compiles, or edits miscellanies
Word origin
[1800–10; miscellan(y) + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1800–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: gong, hike, jumbo, pueblo, studio-ist is 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 certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, dramatist, novelist, realist