-ite /aɪt/ BrE AmE suffix
[ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin -ita , -ites , from Greek -ites ]
1 . [in nouns] a follower or supporter of a particular idea or person – often used in order to show disapproval:
a group of Trotskyites (=followers of Trotsky’s political ideas)
the Pre-Raphaelites
2 . [in adjectives] relating to a particular set of religious or political ideas, or with the ideas of a particular person:
his Reaganite opinions
3 . someone who lives in a particular place or belongs to a particular group:
a Brooklynite (=someone from Brooklyn)
the Israelites (=in the Bible)