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Definition of -ist suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-ist

suffix

/ɪst/

/ɪst/

in nouns and some related adjectives

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a person who believes or practises something
- atheist
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a member of a profession or business activity
- dentist
a person who uses a thing
- violinist
a person who does something
- plagiarist
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Word Originfrom Old French -iste, Latin -ista, from Greek -istēs.

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