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-ast

a suffix of nouns that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc.: enthusiast;ecdysiast; gymnast.

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Nearby words

-art, -ary, -ase, -asis, -ass, -ast, -aster, -ata, -ate, -athon, -atic

Origin of -ast

a variant of -ist after the vowel i; from Greek -astēs
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