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-arist

-arist suffix: agent suffix denoting "one who does or believes" that correspond to -ary words.

Suffix

-arist

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

Origin of -arist

From -ary + -ist

Questions about -arist

What does -arist mean?
-arist means agent suffix denoting "one who does or believes" that correspond to -ary words.
What part of speech is -arist?
-arist is a suffix.

Words near -arist in the dictionary

  1. -aria
  2. -arial
  3. -arian
  4. -aric
  5. -arism
  6. -arist
  7. -arium
  8. -ariums
  9. -arol
  10. -arone
  11. -aroo

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