Meaning

noun a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people

noun a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities

originEtymology tree English chart Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English chartist From chart + -ist.

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