"-ista" meaning in English

See -ista in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ˈistə/
Etymology: From Spanish -ista in Sandinista (1930s). Doublet of -ist. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|-ista}} Spanish -ista, {{doublet|en|-ist}} Doublet of -ist Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ista, {{en-suffix||ista}} -ista
  1. Forms nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept. Tags: morpheme
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "-ista"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish -ista",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-ist"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of -ist",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Spanish -ista in Sandinista (1930s). Doublet of -ist.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "suffix",
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        "cat3": "",
        "head": "",
        "id": ""
      },
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        "1": "",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 14 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "fashion + -ista → fashionista",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Marx + -ista → Marxista",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Lincoln + -ista → Lincolnista",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept."
      ],
      "id": "en--ista-en-suffix-1iWPpo3x",
      "links": [
        [
          "principle",
          "principle#English"
        ],
        [
          "adept",
          "adept#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/-ˈistə/"
    }
  ],
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}
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        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "Spanish -ista",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-ist"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of -ist",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Spanish -ista in Sandinista (1930s). Doublet of -ist.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "head": "",
        "id": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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        "1": "",
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      },
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    }
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        "Pages with 14 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "fashion + -ista → fashionista",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Marx + -ista → Marxista",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Lincoln + -ista → Lincolnista",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "principle",
          "principle#English"
        ],
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          "adept",
          "adept#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/-ˈistə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ista"
}

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