From Old French-iste and Latin-ista, from Ancient Greek-Î¹ÏÏÎ®Ï (-istá¸s), from -Î¯Î¶Ï (-Ã­zÅ, â-ize, -ise â, verbal suffix) +â -ÏÎ®Ï (-tá¸s, agent-noun suffix). Pronunciation . IPA : /-Éªst/ (weak vowel merger) IPA : /-Ést/ (with weak-vowel merger) Homophone: -est; Suffix -ist. Added to words to form nouns denoting: a person with a particular creative or academic role; artist, one who makes art. botanist, one who studies plants. psychiatrist, one who practices psychiatry. a person who uses a technological device of some kind; violinist, one who plays a violin. bicyclist, one who rides a bicycle.
Chancellor is a town in Turner County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 264 at the 2010 census.
Sturgis, South Dakota. Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,627 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Meade County and is named after Union General Samuel D. Sturgis.