From Old French-iste and Latin-ista, from Ancient Greek-Î¹ÏÏÎ®Ï (-istá¸s), from -Î¯Î¶Ï (-Ã­zÅ, â-ize, -ise â, verbal suffix) +â -ÏÎ®Ï (-tá¸s, agent-noun suffix). Pronunciation . IPA : /-Éªst/ (weak vowel merger) IPA : /-Ést/ (with weak-vowel merger) Homophone: -est; Suffix -ist. Added to words to form nouns denoting: a person with a particular creative or academic role; artist, one who makes art. botanist, one who studies plants. psychiatrist, one who practices psychiatry. a person who uses a technological device of some kind; violinist, one who plays a violin. bicyclist, one who rides a bicycle.
Chancellor is a town in Turner County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 264 at the 2010 census.
Mayer is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, along the South Fork of the Crow River. The population was 1,749 at the 2010 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 kmÂ²), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.5 kmÂ²) of it is land and 1.02% is water. State Highway 25 serves as a main route in the community.