Word
ist
Definition
n. a person who follows or supports a specific belief, system, or 'ism'.
n. a practitioner, proponent, or adherent of a specific ideology or 'ism'.
Examples
“He is a dedicated ist who follows every rule.”
“The critic dismissed the painter as a mere ist, suggesting his work followed a trend rather than true inspiration.”
“In academic circles, being labeled an ist of any variety can imply a lack of intellectual flexibility, as it suggests the individual is bound by a specific, pre-defined framework of thought.”
Examples
simple
“He is a dedicated ist who follows every rule.”
contextual
“The critic dismissed the painter as a mere ist, suggesting his work followed a trend rather than true inspiration.”
complex
“In academic circles, being labeled an ist of any variety can imply a lack of intellectual flexibility, as it suggests the individual is bound by a specific, pre-defined framework of thought.”
Etymology
From the suffix -ist.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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