-IST


Meaning of -IST in English

suffix (in nouns and some related adjectives)

1.

a person who believes or practises :

atheist

2.

a member of a profession or business activity :

dentist

3.

a person who uses a thing :

violinist

4.

a person who does sth :

plagiarist

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WORD ORIGIN

from Old French -iste , Latin -ista , from Greek -istēs .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.