Morpheme
-ist
Type
suffix
Denotation
agent suffix denoting “one who does or makes, follower, adherent”
Etymology
French -iste; Latin -ista; Ancient Greek -istēs, from -ízō + -tēs
Evidence
activist, artist, botanist, chemist, cubist, cyclist, humanist, -ibilist, modernist, pianist, racist, sexist, terrorist, tourist, zoologist
Doublet
-ista
See Also
-iste, -ista, -istes, -ism, -eut
