-ist
suffix /ɪst/
/ɪst/
in nouns and some related adjectives- a person who believes or practises something
- atheist
- a member of a profession or business activity
- dentist
- a person who uses a thing
- violinist
- a person who does something
- plagiarist
More Like This SuffixesSuffixes- -able
- -age
- -al
- -ance
- -ant
- -arian
- -ary
- -dom
- -ee
- -er
- -ese
- -esque
- -ess
- -fold
- -ful
- -hood
- -ify
- -ion
- -ish
- -ism
- -ist
- -ista
- -ite
- -itis
- -ize
- -less
- -let
- -ling
- -ly
- -ment
- -most
- -ness
- -oid
- -or
- -ous
- -ship
Word Originfrom Old French -iste, Latin -ista, from Greek -istēs.