9-letter words that end in ist
- citharist — a player of the cithara
- cocainist — a cocaine addict
- collagist — a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.
- colourist — A colourist is someone such as an artist or a fashion designer who uses colours in an interesting and original way.
- columnist — A columnist is a journalist who regularly writes a particular kind of article in a newspaper or magazine.
- communist — A communist is someone who believes in communism.
- computist — a person who computes
- cornetist — a person who plays the cornet
- crayonist — (dated) An artist who uses crayons.
- culturist — a person engaged in the culture of plants or animals
- curialist — a member or supporter of the papal curia
- cymbalist — A musician who plays the cymbals.
- dactylist — someone who writes poetry in dactyls
- darwinist — the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those individuals best adapted for the reproductive success of their kind.
- declinist — a person who believes that something is in decline
- decretist — a person who is knowledgeable on the subject of the Decretals or the papal edicts that make up part of canon law
- defeatist — A defeatist is someone who thinks or talks in a way that suggests that they expect to be unsuccessful.
- denialist — a person who refuses to accept something that is regarded as an established fact
- denturist — a person who makes dentures
- détentist — a supporter of détente; someone who tries to ease political tensions
- diabolist — Theology. action aided or caused by the devil; sorcery; witchcraft. the character or condition of a devil. a doctrine concerning devils. a belief in or worship of devils.
- dialogist — a person who writes or takes part in a dialogue
- diatomist — a person specializing in the study of diatoms
- dipterist — an expert on flies belonging to the order Diptera
- dogmatist — a person who asserts his or her opinions in an unduly positive or arrogant manner; a dogmatic person.
- domainist — (jargon) /doh-mayn'ist/ 1. Said of a domain address (as opposed to a bang path) because the part to the right of the "@" specifies a nested series of "domains"; for example, [email protected] specifies the machine called snark in the subdomain called thyrsus within the top-level domain called com. See also big-endian. 2. Said of a site, mailer or routing program which knows how to handle domainist addresses. 3. Said of a person (especially a site admin) who prefers domain addressing, supports a domainist mailer, or proselytises for domainist addressing and disdains bang paths. This term is now (1993) semi-obsolete, as most sites have converted.
- dramatist — a writer of dramas or dramatic poetry; playwright.
- duotheist — A person who adheres to duotheism.
- ecologist — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- economist — a specialist in economics.
- ecumenist — ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.
- emanatist — a person who believes that the universe derives its existence from the essence of God
- emotivist — Pertaining to emotivism.
- enamelist — An artist who works with enamel.
- enologist — An expert in the science of enology.
- epitomist — One who makes an epitome; one who abridges; an epitomizer.
- eroticist — one who indulges in eroticism
- eucharist — The Eucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ's last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine.
- euphemist — One who uses euphemisms.
- exarchist — a supporter of an exarch, esp the Exarch of Bulgaria
- exegetist — One versed in the science of exegesis or interpretation.
- exonumist — a collector of exonumia
- exoticist — a person or thing which makes something (more) exotic
- extremist — A person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, esp. one who resorts to or advocates extreme action.
- facialist — a person who has special training in administering facials and other skin treatments for the face.
- fagottist — a bassoonist
- fair list — white list.
- falangist — a member of the Falange.
- fantasist — a person who writes or composes fantasies or fantasias in music, poetry, or the like.
- fetichist — Archaic form of fetishist.