-ists

Etymology
Not a native Latvian suffix, occurred in many borrowings and is now fully integrated. Ultimately from, like its English cognate (see etymology of ).

Suffix

 * 1) Added to nouns to form masculine nouns denoting members/followers of a principle, religion, philosophy, lifestyle, or system of belief (usually named by words in ), or who has a certain profession or activity, just like its English cognate.

Related terms

 * (the corresponding profession / activity / system of belief)