English

Suffix

-ist

1. Added to words to form nouns denoting:
   1. a person with a particular creative or academic role;

      artist, one who makes art

      violinist, one who plays a violin

      botanist, one who studies plants

      psychiatrist, one who practices psychiatry

   2. one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;

      Calvinist, Baptist, deist

      Note, these are related to -isms: Calvinism, deism

   3. one who owns or manages something;

      capitalist; industrialist

      Note, these are related to -isms: capitalism; industrialism

   4. one who has a certain political tendency;

      Marxist, fascist, pacifist, activist, environmentalist,

      Note, these are related to -isms: Marxism, fascism, pacifism

   5. a person who holds bigoted, partial views.

      sexist, racist: Note, these are related to -isms: sexism, racism

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• -er
• -ista
• -or

Dutch

Suffix

-ist m

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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪst]

Suffix

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

1. -ist

   Pianist - pianist

   Anarchist - anarchist

   Rassist - racist

Also see: Category:German words suffixed with -ist

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ιστής ‎(-istḗs), via Latin -ista and French -iste

Suffix

-ist m

1. used to form nouns, usually relating to people.

References

• “-ist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ιστής ‎(-istḗs), via Latin -ista and French -iste

Suffix

-ist m

1. used to form nouns, usually relating to people.

References

• “-ist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French -iste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ist]

Suffix

-ist m, n ‎(feminine singular -istă, masculine plural -iști, feminine and neuter plural -iste)

1. -ist

   pianist‎ ― pianist

   anarhist‎ ― anarchist

   rasist‎ ― racist

Declension

Related terms

• -ista
• -ism
• -tor

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ist ‎(Cyrillic spelling -ист)

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