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7- and 8-letter words ending with the suffix -IST with definitions

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7-Letter Words Ending with -IST (99 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
—ABLEISTS[n. -S] · one that practices ableism «prejudice or discrimination against disabled people»
—AGONISTS[n. -S] · one that is engaged in a struggle
—ALTOISTS[n. -S] · one who plays the alto saxophone
—AMORISTS[n. -S] · a lover
—ANIMISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of animism «the belief that souls may exist apart from bodies»
—ATAVISTS[n. -S] · an individual displaying atavism
—ATHEISTS[n. -S] · a believer in atheism
—ATOMISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of atomism «the theory that the universe is composed of simple, indivisible, minute particles»
—BAPTISTS[n. -S] · one who baptizes «to administer baptism to» / ----- { baptist baptizer § baptists baptizers § baptist }
—BASSISTS[n. -S] · a person who plays a double bass
—BIBLISTS[n. -S] · one who takes the words of the Bible literally
—BUNDISTS[n. -S] · a member of a bund
—CAMBISTS[n. -S] · a dealer in bills of exchange
—CASUISTS[n. -S] · one who resolves ethical problems
—CELLISTS[n. -S] · one who plays the cello
—CHEMISTS[n. -S] · one versed in chemistry / ----- { chemist chymist § chemists chymists }
—CHUTISTS[n. -S] · a parachutist / ----- { chutist parachutist § chutists parachutists }
—CHYMISTS[n. -S] · chemist «one versed in chemistry» / ----- { chemist chymist § chemists chymists }
—CLADISTS[n. -S] · a taxonomist who uses clades in classifying life-forms
—COEXISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to exist together
—CONSISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to be made up or composed
—COPYISTS[n. -S] · an imitator
—COSMISTS[n. -S] · a supporter of cosmism
—CULTISTS[n. -S] · a member of a cult
—CYCLISTS[n. -S] · one who rides a bicycle
—CZARISTS[n. -S] · a supporter of czarism / ----- { czarist tsarist tzarist § czarists tsarists tzarists § czarist tsarist tzarist }
—DADAISTS[n. -S] · a follower of dadaism
—DENTISTS[n. -S] · one who treats the teeth
—DIALISTS[n. -S] · a dialer «one that dials» / ----- { dialist diallist § dialists diallists }
—DIARISTS[n. -S] · one who keeps a diary
—DUALISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of dualism «a philosophical theory»
—DUELISTS[n. -S] · a dueler «one that duels» / ----- { dueler duelist dueller duellist § duelers duelists duellers duellists }
—EGOTISTS[n. -S] · a conceited person
—ELEGISTS[n. -S] · one that writes elegies
—ELITISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of elitism «belief in rule by an elite»
—ENTWISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to twist together / ----- { entwist entwisted entwisting entwists intwist intwisted intwisting intwists }
—EPEEISTS[n. -S] · one who fences with an epee
—ETATIST—[n. -S] · state socialism - ETATIST [a.]
—FADDISTS[n. -S] · a faddish person
—FASCISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of fascism «an oppressive political system»
—FAUNISTS[n. -S] · a specialist on faunas
—FAUVISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of fauvism «a movement in painting»
—FEUDISTS[n. -S] · one that feuds «to engage in a feud «a bitter, continuous hostility»»
—FIDEISTS[n. -S] · a believer in fideism
—FLORISTS[n. -S] · a grower or seller of flowers
—FLUTISTS[n. -S] · one who plays the flute / ----- { flautist fluter flutist § flautists fluters flutists }
—FOILISTS[n. -S] · one who fences with a foil «a sword without cutting edges» / ----- { foilist foilsman § foilists foilsmen }
—FUGUISTS[n. -S] · one who composes fugues
—GNOMISTS[n. -S] · a writer of aphorisms
—HARPISTS[n. -S] · one that plays the harp / ----- { harper harpist § harpers harpists }
—HORNISTS[n. -S] · a French horn player
—HYGEISTS[n. -S] · an expert in hygiene / ----- { hygeist hygieist § hygeists hygieists }
—HYMNISTS[n. -S] · one who composes hymns
—IDYLISTS[n. -S] · a writer of idyls / ----- { idylist idyllist § idylists idyllists }
—IMAGISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of imagism «a movement in poetry»
—INTWISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to entwist «to twist together» / ----- { entwist entwisted entwisting entwists intwist intwisted intwisting intwists }
—IRONISTS[n. -S] · one who uses irony
—JUDOISTS[n. -S] · one skilled in judo
—JUJUISTS[n. -S] · a follower of jujuism
—LEFTISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of leftism «a liberal political philosophy»
—LOOKISTS[n. -S] · one that practices lookism «discrimination based on physical appearance»
—METRISTS[n. -S] · one who metrifies «to compose in metrical form»
—MIDLISTS[n. -S] · a section of a publisher's list of current titles
—NARCISTS[n. -S] · one given to narcism / ----- { narcissist narcist § narcissists narcists }
—OCULISTS[n. -S] · a physician who treats diseases of the eye
OOLOGISTS[n. -S] · an expert in a particular ology
—ONANISTS[n. -S] · one who practices onanism «coitus deliberately interrupted to prevent insemination»
MORALISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of oralism «the use of oral methods of teaching the deaf»
—PALMISTS[n. -S] · a fortune-teller / ----- { palmist palmister § palmisters palmists }
—PANNISTS[n. -S] · a person who plays a steel drum
—PERSISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to continue resolutely in some activity
—PIANISTS[n. -S] · one who plays the piano
—PIETISTS[n. -S] · a pious person
—PLENISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of plenism «the doctrine that space is fully occupied by matter»
—POLLISTS[n. -S] · a poller «one that polls» / ----- { poller pollist pollster § pollers pollists pollsters }
—POLOISTS[n. -S] · a polo player
—PROTISTS[n. -S] · any of a group of unicellular organisms / ----- { protist protistan § protistans protists § protistan }
—QUERISTS[n. -S] · one who queries «to question» / ----- { querier querist § queriers querists }
—REALISTS[n. -S] · one who is concerned with fact or reality
—RETWISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to twist again +
—REVUISTS[n. -S] · a writer of revues
—SACRISTSY[n. -S] · a person in charge of a sacristy
—SIZEISTS† [n. -S] A person who discriminates against obese people.
—SOLOISTS[n. -S] · one that performs a solo
—SOPHISTS[n. -S] · one that uses sophisms
—STATISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of statism «a theory of government»
—STYLISTS[n. -S] · one who is a master of a literary or rhetorical style
—SUBSISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to continue to exist
—SUMOISTS[n. -S] · a sumo wrestler
—TACHISTES[n. -S] · an action painter / ----- { tachist tachiste § tachistes tachists }
—TENNISTS[n. -S] · a tennis player
—TITLISTS[n. -S] · a sports champion
—TOURISTASY[n. -S] · one who tours for pleasure - TOURISTY [a.]
—TSARISTS[n. -S] · czarist «a supporter of czarism» / ----- { czarist tsarist tzarist § czarists tsarists tzarists § czarist tsarist tzarist }
—TUBAISTS[n. -S] · a tuba player / ----- { tubaist tubist § tubaists tubists }
—TZARISTS[n. -S] · czarist «a supporter of czarism» / ----- { czarist tsarist tzarist § czarists tsarists tzarists § czarist tsarist tzarist }
—UNTWISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to untwine «to separate the twisted or tangled parts of»
—UTOPISTS[n. -S] · a utopian «one who believes in the perfectibility of human society» / ----- { utopian utopist § utopians utopists § utopian utopist }
—VIOLISTS[n. -S] · one who plays the viol or viola

8-Letter Words Ending with -IST (156 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
—ACTIVISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of activism «a doctrine that emphasizes direct and decisive action»
—ALARMISTS[n. -S] · one who alarms others needlessly
—ALIENISTS[n. -S] · a physician who treats mental disorders
—ALPINISTS[n. -S] · a mountain climber
—ALTRUISTS[n. -S] · one that practices altruism «selfless devotion to the welfare of others»
—ANNALISTS[n. -S] · a historian
—APHORISTS[n. -S] · one that aphorizes «to write or speak in aphorisms»
—APIARISTS[n. -S] · a person who raises bees / ----- { apiarian apiarist § apiarians apiarists § apiarian }
—AQUARISTS[n. -S] · one who keeps an aquarium
—ARBALISTS[n. -S] · arbalest «a type of crossbow» / ----- { arbalest arbalist arbelest § arbalests arbalists arbelests }
—ARBORISTS[n. -S] · a tree specialist
—ARCHAISTS[n. -S] · one that archaizes «to use archaisms»
—ARSONISTS[n. -S] · one that commits arson
—ATTICISTS[n. -S] · one who uses atticisms
—AVIARISTS[n. -S] · the keeper of an aviary
—BACKLISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to include in a publisher's list of older book titles
—BANJOISTS[n. -S] · one who plays the banjo
—BIGAMISTS[n. -S] · one who commits bigamy
—BLURBISTS[n. -S] · one that blurbs «to praise in a publicity notice»
—BONGOISTS[n. -S] · a bongo player
—BOTANISTS[n. -S] · one skilled in botany
—CABALISTS[n. -S] · one who practices cabalism «adherence to a cabala» / ----- { cabalist cabbalist kabalist § cabalists cabbalists kabalists }
—CANOEISTS[n. -S] · one who canoes «to paddle a canoe «a light, slender boat»» / ----- { canoeist canoer § canoeists canoers }
—CANONISTS[n. -S] · a specialist in canon law
—CENTRISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of centrism «moderate political philosophy»
—CERAMISTS[n. -S] · one who makes ceramics
—CHARTISTS[n. -S] · a stock market specialist
—CLASSISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of classism «discrimination based on social class»
—COASSISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to assist jointly
—COLONISTS[n. -S] · one who settles a colony
—COLORISTS[n. -S] · a person skilled in the use of color
—COMEDISTS[n. -S] · a writer of comedies
—DEMONISTS[n. -S] · one who believes in demons
—DEMOTISTS[n. -S] · a student of demotic writings
—DIALLISTS[n. -S] · dialist «a dialer» / ----- { dialist diallist § dialists diallists }
—DIGAMISTS[n. -S] · one who practices digamy «a second legal marriage»
—DITHEISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of ditheism «belief in two coequal gods»
—DRUGGISTS[n. -S] · a pharmacist
—DUELLISTS[n. -S] · duelist «a dueler» / ----- { dueler duelist dueller duellist § duelers duelists duellers duellists }
—DUETTISTS[n. -S] · a participant in a duet
—DYNAMISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of dynamism «a theory that explains the universe in terms of force or energy»
—ESCAPISTS[n. -S] · one given to escapism
—ESSAYISTS[n. -S] · a writer of essays «prose compositions»
—ETHICISTS[n. -S] · a specialist in ethics / ----- { ethician ethicist § ethicians ethicists }
—EUGENISTS[n. -S] · a student of eugenics
—EULOGISTS[n. -S] · one that eulogizes «to praise highly»
—EUPHUISTS[n. -S] · one given to euphuism
—EXORCISTS[n. -S] · one who practices exorcism «the act of exorcising»
—FABULISTS[n. -S] · a liar «one that speaks falsely»
—FAMILIST—[n. -S] · a social structure in which the family takes precedence over the individual - FAMILIST FAMILISTIC [adj.] (=familist) / ----- { familism familist § familisms § familistic }
—FATALISTS[n. -S] · a believer in fatalism
—FEMINISTS[n. -S] · a supporter of feminism
—FINALISTS[n. -S] · a contestant who reaches the last part of a competition
—FINITISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of finitism «the belief that a particular entity is finite»
—FLAUTISTS[n. -S] · flutist «one who plays the flute» / ----- { flautist fluter flutist § flautists fluters flutists }
—FUTURISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of futurism «an artistic and literary movement»
—HAGADISTS[n. -S] · a haggadic scholar / ----- { hagadist haggadist § hagadists haggadists }
—HALAKISTS[n. -S] · a halakic writer
—HANDLISTS[n. -S] · a reference list
—HEDONISTS[n. -S] · a follower of hedonism
—HOBBYISTS[n. -S] · one that pursues a hobby
—HOMILISTS[n. -S] · one that delivers a homily
—HUMANISTS[n. -S] · one who studies human nature
—HUMORISTS[n. -S] · a humorous writer or entertainer
—HYGIEISTS[n. -S] · hygeist «an expert in hygiene» / ----- { hygeist hygieist § hygeists hygieists }
—IDEALISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of idealism «the pursuit of noble goals»
—IDYLLISTS[n. -S] · idylist «a writer of idyls» / ----- { idylist idyllist § idylists idyllists }
—INTIMISTS[n. -S] · a writer or artist who deals with deep personal experiences
—JEHADISTS[n. -S] · jihadist «a jihadi «a Muslim~ who participates in a jihad»» / ----- { jehadi jehadist jihadi jihadist § jehadis jehadists jihadis jihadists § jihadi jihadist }
—JIHADISTS[n. -S] · a jihadi «a Muslim~ who participates in a jihad» / ----- { jehadi jehadist jihadi jihadist § jehadis jehadists jihadis jihadists § jihadi jihadist }
—JINGOISTS[n. -S] · a jingo «a zealous patriot» / ----- { jingo jingoist § jingoes jingoists § jingoish jingoist }
—JUNGLISTS[n. -S] · a performer of a style of fast dance music
—KABALISTS[n. -S] · cabalist «one who practices cabalism» / ----- { cabalist cabbalist kabalist § cabalists cabbalists kabalists }
—KENDOISTS[n. -S] · one skilled in kendo
—LAPIDISTS[n. -S] · a lapidary
—LEGALISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of legalism «strict conformity to the law»
—LIBELISTS[n. -S] · a libeler «one that libels»
—LINGUISTS[n. -S] · a person skilled in several languages
—LOBBYISTS[n. -S] · one who lobbies «to attempt to influence legislators»
—LOCALISTS[n. -S] · one who is strongly concerned with the matters of a locality
—LOYALISTS[n. -S] · one who is loyal
—LUMINISTS[n. -S] · a painter who uses the effects of light
—LUTANISTS[n. -S] · one who plays the lute / ----- { lutanist lutenist lutist § lutanists lutenists lutists }
—LUTENISTS[n. -S] · lutanist «one who plays the lute» / ----- { lutanist lutenist lutist § lutanists lutenists lutists }
—LYRICISTS[n. -S] · one who writes the words for songs
—MEDALISTS[n. -S] · a person to whom a medal has been awarded / ----- { medalist medallist § medalists medallists }
—MELANISTS[n. -S] · a melanic «one who is affected with melanism» / ----- { melanic melanist § melanics melanists § melanic }
—MELODISTS[n. -S] · a composer of melodies
—METALISTS[n. -S] · one who works with metals / ----- { metalist metallist § metalists metallists }
—MODALISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of modalism
—MODELISTS[n. -S] · one who makes models
—MONODISTS[n. -S] · one who writes monodies
AMORALISTS[n. -S] · a teacher of morality
—MOTORISTS[n. -S] · one who travels by automobile
—MURALISTS[n. -S] · a painter of murals
—NATIVISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of nativism «a policy of favoring the interests of native inhabitants»
—NATURISTS[n. -S] · a nudist «an advocate of nudism»
—NEPOTISTS[n. -S] · one who practices nepotism «favoritism shown to a relative»
—NIELLISTS[n. -S] · one that niellos «to decorate with niello»
—NIHILISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of nihilism «a doctrine that denies traditional values»
—NOVELISTS[n. -S] · a writer of novels
—OGHAMISTS[n. -S] · one who writes in ogham
ZOOLOGISTS[n. -S] · an expert in oology
—OPTICISTS[n. -S] · one engaged in the study of light and vision
—OPTIMISTS[n. -S] · one who exhibits optimism
—ORGANISTS[n. -S] · one who plays the organ «a keyboard musical instrument»
—PACIFISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of pacifism «opposition to war or violence»
—PAGANISTS[n. -S] · a pagan «an irreligious person» / ----- { pagan paganist § paganists pagans § pagan }
—PANELISTS[n. -S] · a member of a discussion or advisory group
—PAPALISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of papal supremacy
—PARODISTS[n. -S] · one who parodies «to imitate a serious literary work for comic effect»
—PHALLISTS[n. -S] · one who practices phallism «worship of the phallus as symbolic of nature's creative power»
—PLAYLISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to include «a track» on a playlist «a list of recordings to be played» (=playlisted playlisting)
—POLEMISTS[n. -S] · one who engages in polemics
—POPULISTS[n. -S] · a member of a party which represents the common people
—PREEXISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to exist before
—PROSAISTS[n. -S] · a writer of prose
—PSALMISTS[n. -S] · a writer of psalms
—PUGILISTS[n. -S] · one who fights with his fists
—QUIETISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of quietism «a form of religious mysticism»
—RALLYISTS[n. -S] · a participant in a rallye
—REENLISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to enlist again +
—RIGHTISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of rightism «a conservative political philosophy»
—RIGORISTS[n. -S] · one that professes rigorism
—ROYALISTS[n. -S] · a supporter of a monarch or monarchy
—RURALISTS[n. -S] · one who lives in the country / ----- { ruralist ruralite § ruralists ruralites }
—SAPPHISTS[n. -S] · a lesbian
—SARODISTS[n. -S] · one who plays the sarod
—SATANISTS[n. -S] · one who practices satanism «worship of the powers of evil»
—SATIRISTS[n. -S] · one who satirizes «to subject to satire»
—SCIOLISTS[n. -S] · one whose knowledge is superficial
—SEMITISTS[n. -S] · one who favors Jewish~ interests
—SHITLISTS[n. -S] · a number of persons who are strongly disapproved of -- usually considered vulgar
—SHOOTISTS[n. -S] · one that is skilled at shooting
—SIMONISTS[n. -S] · a simoniac «one who practices simony» / ----- { simoniac simonist § simoniacs simonists § simoniac }
—SIMPLISTS[n. -S] · a person given to simplism
—SITARISTS[n. -S] · one who plays the sitar
—SODALISTS[n. -S] · a member of a sodality
—SODOMISTS[n. -S] · a sodomite «one who practices sodomy» / ----- { sodomist sodomite § sodomists sodomites }
—SOLECISTS[n. -S] · one who solecizes «to use solecisms»
—STOCKISTS[n. -S] · one who stocks goods
—TANTRISTS[n. -S] · an adherent of tantrism
—TENORISTS[n. -S] · one who sings tenor or plays a tenor instrument
—THEORISTS[n. -S] · one that theorizes «to form theories»
—TOTALISTS[n. -S] · one who tends to regard things as a unified whole
—TOTEMISTS[n. -S] · a specialist in totemism / ----- { totemist totemite § totemists totemites }
—TRIALISTS[n. -S] · a person who participates in a test of something
—ULTRAISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of extreme measures / ----- { ultra ultraist § ultraists ultras § ultra }
—UNIONISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of unionism «the principle of forming a union»
—URBANISTS[n. -S] · a specialist in city planning
—VEGETISTS[n. -S] · one that eats only plant products
—VITALISTS[n. -S] · an advocate of vitalism «a philosophical doctrine»
—VOCALISTS[n. -S] · a singer
—VOTARISTS[n. -S] · a votary «a person who is bound by religious vows» / ----- { votarist votary § votaries votarists § votary }
—WAITLISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to put on a list of persons waiting
—WOMANISTS[n. -S] · a supporter of womanism

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