-ist
Nouns ending in -ist are always der.
Names a person.The words came from Greek.
Examples
- der Tourist
- der Polizist
- der Journalist
- der Pianist
- der Optimist
- der Spezialist
Plural
- der Polizist → die Polizisten
Same letters, different ending
The ending names a person. die Frist and der Mist are German words that end the same way.
- die Frist
- der Mist