Morpheme
-ist
Type
suffix
Denotation
agent suffix denoting one who does or makes
Etymology
French -iste; Latin -ista; Ancient Greek -istḗs, from -ízō + -tḗs
Evidence
activist, artist, botanist, chemist, cubist, cyclist, humanist, -ibilist, modernist, pianist, racist, sexist, terrorist, tourist, zoologist
