-ist
(Greek > Latin: a suffix; one who believes in; one who is engaged in; someone who does something)
A person who holds or advocates the hypothesis of the organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter: "There was a whole school of abiogenists during the 17th. century who are now the subject of amusement in modern science."
1. Someone who supports getting rid of something; such as, a system, a practice, or an institution: "Stanley was considered an abolitionist who was leading the students' cause to eliminate unfair grading systems."
2. People who want to destroy a law or practice of some kind; such as, those who fight to end the death penalty: "The abolitionists against the cruel treatment of animals included several groups across the entire country."
2. People who want to destroy a law or practice of some kind; such as, those who fight to end the death penalty: "The abolitionists against the cruel treatment of animals included several groups across the entire country."
1. Anyone who believes and promotes the ending of a pregnancy: "The speaker was a well known abortionist."
2. Someone who makes a business of inducing illegal abortions: "The backstreet abortionist was arrested by the police."
3. People who support, or advocate ending pregnancies when a woman wants it to be done: "The noisy crowd in front of the clinic included many well known abortionists."
4. Anyone who takes the action of stopping a project, a mission, etc, before it is completed: "The engineer for the city was an abortionist who advocated discontinuing the building of the expensive bridge because of the excessive costs."
2. Someone who makes a business of inducing illegal abortions: "The backstreet abortionist was arrested by the police."
3. People who support, or advocate ending pregnancies when a woman wants it to be done: "The noisy crowd in front of the clinic included many well known abortionists."
4. Anyone who takes the action of stopping a project, a mission, etc, before it is completed: "The engineer for the city was an abortionist who advocated discontinuing the building of the expensive bridge because of the excessive costs."
A collector who has a fondness for collecting knickknacks or trinkets.
absolutist
1. An advocate of a philosophy that holds that human existence is meaningless and irrational and that any attempt to understand the universe will ultimately fail: "The renown absurdist from a foreign university applied to teach in Canada."
2. A person who acts or presents characteristics of being ridiculous: "The politician was described by some people as another in a series of absurdists who were candidates for mayor."
2. A person who acts or presents characteristics of being ridiculous: "The politician was described by some people as another in a series of absurdists who were candidates for mayor."
A person, or people, who study spines or spiny creatures.
A specialist in acarology or the scientific study of mites and ticks.
acosmist
Someone who denies the existence of the universe, or of a universe as distinct from God.
acreophagist
Anyone, or anything, which does not consume meat.
A specialist in the use of needles for therapeutic purposes.
acupressurist
Someone who applies acupuncture for therapeutic purposes.
acupunturist
One who practices acupuncture.
A specialist in the study and treatment of addictions.
adelphogamist
1. Anyone who participates in the practice of adelphogamy.
2. An advocate or supporter of adelphogamy.
2. An advocate or supporter of adelphogamy.
