9-letter words containing ist
- army list — an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the army and reserve officers liable for recall
- arriviste — You describe someone as an arriviste when you are criticizing them because they are trying very hard to belong to an influential or important social group which you feel they have no right to belong to.
- arsonists — Plural form of arsonist.
- assist at — to be present at; attend
- assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
- assistful — (archaic) helpful.
- assisting — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- assistive — providing a means of reducing a physical impairment
- atavistic — Atavistic feelings or behaviour seem to be very primitive, like the feelings or behaviour of our earliest ancestors.
- atheistic — Atheistic means connected with or holding the belief that there is no God.
- atomistic — of atoms or atomism
- atonalist — a composer who composes without knowingly or being aware of alluding to a particular tone or scale
- auteurist — a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- autistics — Plural form of autistic.
- autopista — a Spanish motorway
- autopsist — a surgeon who specializes in conducting autopsies
- backlists — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist.
- balladist — someone who composes or performs ballads
- ballistae — an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- ballister — (obsolete) A crossbow.
- ballistic — Ballistic means relating to ballistics.
- band list — a list of Canadian Indians formally recognized as belonging to a band
- banisters — the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
- bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)
- baptistic — Of or for baptism; baptismal.
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- bar joist — a welded steel joist having an open web consisting of a single bent bar running in a zigzag pattern between horizontal upper and lower chords.
- barrister — In England and Wales, a barrister is a lawyer who represents clients in the higher courts of law. Compare solicitor.
- behmenist — Boehmenist.
- biblicist — a biblical scholar
- bicyclist — A bicyclist is someone who enjoys cycling.
- biologist — a specialist in biology.
- blacklist — If someone is on a blacklist, they are seen by a government or other organization as being one of a number of people who cannot be trusted or who have done something wrong.
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- bloquiste — (in Canada) a member or supporter of the Bloc Québécois
- boa vista — a town in N Brazil, capital of the state of Roraima, on the Rio Branco. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)
- book list — a list of books, especially a list of recommended or required readings.
- braillist — a person who transcribes or creates Braille
- bristling — Bristling means thick, hairy, and rough. It is used to describe things such as moustaches, beards, or eyebrows.
- cabbalist — cabala.
- cacoepist — One who engages in cacoepy, especially frequently.
- calvinist — Calvinist means belonging or relating to a strict Protestant church started by John Calvin.
- campanist — an expert on bells
- canistels — Plural form of canistel.
- canisters — Plural form of canister.
- cannister — Misspelling of canister.
- canoeists — Plural form of canoeist.
- careerist — Careerist people are ambitious and think that their career is more important than anything else.
- cartelist — a member of a cartel, or a supporter of cartelism
- castroist — of or relating to the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers