Ist
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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."
- 1 Initialism of incompetent to stand trial. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
- 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."
- 1 Initialism of InterSwitch Trunk. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 Initialism of India Standard Time. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Example
More examples""I can speak a bit of German. 'Das ist fantastisch!'" "Haha, wunderbar." "Wunderbar." "Even the locals sound better when they speak German, okay?" "Haha, is nobody gonna get my accent?" "No, not really, 'cause, you know..." "To be honest, I only learned my German from watching DVDs when I was younger." "Hahaha, be sure to send me those DVDs!""
Etymology
From the suffix -ist.
From I (Roman numeral representing one) + -st.
More for "ist"
Related Topic Clusters
Academic and Essay Vocabulary
Precise wording for thesis statements, evidence framing, and conclusion clarity.
Sales and Marketing Copy Words
Conversion-oriented language for landing pages, ads, and lifecycle campaigns.
Confusing Word Pairs
Commonly mixed-up words with quick context tests and usage cues.
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.