I. -_nə̇st noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Joseph Stalin died 1953 + English -ist
: a follower of Stalin : an adherent of Stalinism
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Joseph Stalin died 1953 + English -ist, n. suffix
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Stalinism or Stalinists
Stalinist communists