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Ist

//ɪst// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Initialism of incompetent to stand trial. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of first. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

    "The reply from one large branch of the musculo-cutaneous in the forearm is abolished, but not the reply from the other. 3rd section, replies from musculo-cutaneous in forearm abolished; from Ist and IInd palmar and dorsal digitales collaterales reduced. 4th section, replies from Ist, IInd, and IIIrd collateral digitals, both dorsal and plantar, abolished; from the IVth, Vth, and VIth dorsal collaterals obviously diminished; from the IVth palmar collateral obviously diminished."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of InterSwitch Trunk. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of India Standard Time. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    A practitioner or supporter of an ism.

    "Not the obsession with the isms and the ists of Balls, Miliband, Cooper and Alexander and their acolytes."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the suffix -ist.

Etymology 2

From I (Roman numeral representing one) + -st.

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