8-letter words containing ist
- islamist — Muslim traditionalist
- istanbul — a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.
- isthmian — of or relating to an isthmus.
- jehovist — Yahwist.
- jihadist — a jihadi.
- jingoist — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- junglist — A performer or enthusiast of jungle music.
- juristic — of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.
- kallisto — Callisto (def 1).
- keisters — Plural form of keister.
- kistvaen — cist2 .
- kristeva — Julia, born 1941, French literary theorist, critic, and psychoanalyst, born in Bulgaria.
- kristina — a female given name, form of Christina.
- laborist — A physician who aids labor and delivery but does not provide prenatal care.
- lamister — lamster.
- lapidist — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- latinist — a specialist in Latin.
- lazarist — Vincentian (def 1).
- leftists — Plural form of leftist.
- legalist — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- leisters — Plural form of leister.
- leninist — of or relating to Lenin or to Leninism.
- lewiston — a city in SW Maine.
- libelist — (rare) One who libels, a libeler.
- linguist — a specialist in linguistics.
- listable — That can be listed.
- listened — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- listener — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- listeria — any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- listicle — a published article structured in the form of a list, typically having some additional content relating to each item: “The Best Cities for Singles” and other featured listicles.
- listings — Plural form of listing.
- listless — having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake.
- listproc — A mailing list processor owned and developed by BITNET which runs under Unix. See also Listserv, Majordomo.
- listserv — any similar software program.
- listwise — Of or relating to a list or lists.
- lobbyist — a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest; a member of a lobby.
- localist — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- logicist — (philosophy) An adherent of logicism.
- logistic — of or relating to logistic.
- longlist — A first list, from which a shortlist is prepared.
- looksist — Forming prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.
- loyalist — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- lunarist — a person who believes the moon influences weather
- luristan — a mountainous region in W Iran.
- lutanist — a person who plays the lute.
- lutenist — a person who plays the lute.
- luxurist — a lover of luxury
- lyricist — a person who writes the lyrics for songs.
- magister — Master; sir: -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.
- malistic — Of, or pertaining to, malism.