-arist

suffix

Agent suffix denoting "one who does or believes" that correspond to -ary words.

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Meanings

suffix
  1. Agent suffix denoting "one who does or believes" that correspond to -ary words.

Origin

From -ary + -ist

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Cite this entry
APA

-arist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-arist

MLA

“-arist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-arist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-arist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-arist.

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