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a
: one that performs a (specified) action
cyclist
: one that makes or produces a (specified) thing
novelist
b
: one that plays a (specified) musical instrument
harpist
c
: one that operates a (specified) mechanical instrument or contrivance
automobilist
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: one that specializes in a (specified) art or science or skill
geologist
ventriloquist
3
: one that adheres to or advocates a (specified) doctrine or system or code of behavior
socialist
royalist
hedonist
or that of a (specified) individual
Calvinist
Darwinist
: of, relating to, or characteristic of
elitist
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“-ist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-ist. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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