Spanish uses –ista for many English words ending in –ist
The same form is used for masculine and feminine
Meaning is usually very close
| English | Spanish |
| artist | artista |
| tourist | turista |
| dentist | dentista |
| pianist | pianista |
| violinist | violinista |
| guitarist | guitarrista |
| journalist | periodista |
| scientist | científico (exception) |
| specialist | especialista |
| receptionist | recepcionista |
| cyclist | ciclista |
| motorist | motorista |
| typist | mecanógrafo (exception) |
| realist | realista |
| socialist | socialista |
| capitalist | capitalista |
| feminist | feminista |
| optimist | optimista |
| pessimist | pesimista |
| nationalist | nacionalista |
| terrorist | terrorista |
| idealist | idealista |
| environmentalist | ecologista |
| linguist | lingüista |
| biologist | biólogo (exception) |
| psychologist | psicólogo (exception) |
| economist | economista |
| physicist | físico (exception) |
| chemist | químico (exception) |
| novelist | novelista |
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