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Definition of -ista suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-ista

suffix

/ɪstə/,

/iːstə/

/ɪstə/,

/iːstə/

(often disapproving)

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(in nouns) a person who is very enthusiastic about something
- fashionistas who are slaves to the latest trends
see also barista
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Word Originfrom the Spanish ending -ista, as in Sandinista.

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