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Meaning of -ist | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
/-ɪst/

Definitions

  1. Added to words to form nouns denoting:
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  2. a person who studies or practices a particular discipline;
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  3. a person who uses a device of some kind;
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  4. one who engages in a particular type of activity;
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  5. one who suffers from a specific condition or syndrome
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  6. one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;
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  7. one who has a certain ideology or set of beliefs;
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  8. one who owns or manages something;
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  9. a person who holds bigoted, partial views with respect to a particular matter.
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  10. a person who speaks or specializes in a (usually constructed) language.
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Equivalents

Čeština -ista -istka
Suomi -isti
Français -iste
日本語
한국어
Polski -ista -istka -ysta
Русский -ист

Examples

“botanist, one who studies plants”
“psychiatrist, one who practices psychiatry”
“violinist, one who plays a violin”
“cyclist, one who rides a (bi)cycle”
“(dated) autoist, one who drives an automobile”
“pianist, one who plays the piano”
“adventurist, one who takes risks or goes on adventures”
“artist, one who makes art”
“bigamist, one who commits bigamy”
“terrorist, one who causes terror”
“tourist, one who tours”
“Note, many of these are related to -isms: adventurism, terrorism, tourism”
“autist, egoist”
“Note, these are related to -isms: autism, egoism”
“Buddhist, Baptist, monotheist”
“Note, these are related to -isms: Buddhism, monotheism”
“Marxist, modernist, nihilist, existentialist, fascist, pacifist, activist, environmentalist,”
“Note, these are related to -isms: Marxism, modernism, nihilism, existentialism, fascism, pacifism”
“capitalist; industrialist”
“Note, these are related to -isms: capitalism; industrialism”
“sexist, racist: Note, these are related to -isms: sexism, racism”
“Esperantist, Tokiponist”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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