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indicating a supporter or follower of someone or somethingfashionista; Portillista

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Word Origin for -ista

C20: back formation from Sandinista

Words nearby -ista

issue price, issuing house, Issus, Issyk-Kul, -ist, -ista, Istambuli, istana, Istanbul, Isth., is that a fact?

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How to use -ista in a sentence

From mochaccino to Mary Jane, from jitter juice to joint, from java to ganja, say bye-bye barista, hello pot-ista.
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Ista (Venus) was the goddess of beauty, presiding over the loves of both men and animals, and was worshipped with unchaste rites.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
Estne una lex pro ista a natura castrata et alia pro muliere a chirurgo castrata et tertia pro vetula senectute castrata?
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Ille loquens non credit aliquam mulierem plus esse castam quam ista Puella erat.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France

Es mchte wohl ista mora et indignitas nocheinen Landgraven mde machen.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Vnde si quis esset extra regionem ignis, terra ista in circumferentia su regionis per medium ignis lucida stella appareret.
The Discovery of a World in the Moone|John Wilkins