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-ist: Meaning and Definition of
-ist
Pronunciation: [key]
- 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 certain principles, doctrines, etc.:Cf. -ism, -istic, -ize. apologist; dramatist; machinist; novelist; realist; socialist; Thomist.
