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-ist meaning
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Suffix
SUF
-ist
Added
to
words
to
form
nouns
denoting
.
artist, one who makes art
violinist, one who plays a violin
botanist, one who studies plants
psychiatrist, one who practices psychiatry
Calvinist, Baptist, deist
Note, these are related to -isms: Calvinism, deism
capitalist; industrialist
Note, these are related to -isms: capitalism; industrialism
Marxist, fascist, pacifist, activist, environmentalist,
Note, these are related to -isms: Marxism, fascism, pacifism'
sexist, racist: Note, these are related to -isms: sexism, racism
Meaning of
-ist
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "-ist" is a
morpheme
, more specifically, a
suffixe
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Morphemes
Suffixes
Noun-forming suffixes
Difficultness: Level 8
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Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 8
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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