[суффикс, вторая часть сложных слов] -ист, -(о)лог, -тель (образует существительные со значением лица, называемого по его занятию, профессии; следованию какому-либо учению) Например: moralist — философ, писатель, занимающийся вопросами морали technologist — технолог palaeontologist — палеонтолог pacifist — пацифист monogamist — сторонник моногамии
I. noun suffix Etymology: French -iste, from Latin -ista, -istes, from Greek -istēs, from verbs in -izein -ize 1. a. one that performs a (specified) action Example: cyclist; one that makes or produces a (specified) thing Example: novelist b. one that plays a (specified) musical instrument Example: harpist c. one that operates a (specified) mechanical instrument or contrivance Example: automobilist 2. one that specializes in a (specified) art or science or skill Example: geologist Example: ventriloquist 3. one that adheres to or advocates a (specified) doctrine or system or code of behavior Example: socialist Example: royalist Example: hedonist or that of a (specified) individual Example: Calvinist Example: Darwinist II. adjective suffix of, relating to, or characteristic of Example: elitist