title: -ista (suffix)
text: # -ista (suffix)
  
  -ista is a suffix that denotes a specialist or performer of a certain topic, or an advocate of a belief. It is a regular suffix in Romance languages. It is infrequently used in English, which typically uses the suffix -ist for this purpose.
  
  * Baptista (disambiguation), a name
  * Barista, a person who serves coffee
  * Calista (disambiguation), a place or name
  * Callista (disambiguation), a genus of molluscs or a place or name
  * Corbynista, a supporter of Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn
  * Evangelista (disambiguation), a name of many notable people
  * Fashionista (disambiguation), related to fashion
  * Protista, a biological kingdom name for diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms
  * Sandinista, related to a Nicaraguan political party
  * Stylista, an American fashion-themed reality-television competition
  * Zapatista (disambiguation), a follower of Emiliano Zapata or his ideas
  