noun
ist
ihst
noun
1
Informal term for a person who follows or believes in a particular "-ism."
"He jokes that he's not an "-ist" of any kind — no capitalist, no socialist, nothing."
How to Use Ist
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rarely used standalone word meaning "a believer in some -ism," pulled from the ending itself.
Word Forms
ists plural
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He jokes that he's not an "-_____" of any kind — no capitalist, no socialist, nothing.
Etymology
Back-formed from the common English suffix -ist, used to make nouns like "artist" or "scientist."