English Grammar Guide


Suffixes: People from Nouns


Usage - Noun to Person Suffixes

The suffixes -ist, -ian, -ician and -er change nouns into nouns for people or jobs.

  • NOUN (jobs or people) forms of NOUNS

Grammar - Noun to Person Suffixes

  • NOUNPERSON
  • -ist
  • art → artist
  • -ian
  • politics → politician
  • -ician
  • beauty → beautician
  • -er
  • football → footballer

Forms - PERSON: -ist

NOUNPERSON NOUNPERSON
artartist nutritionnutritionist
guitarguitarist pharmacypharmacist
biologybiologist pianopianist
cellocellist receptionreceptionist
chemistrychemist sciencescientist
journaljournalist therapytherapist
machinemachinist violinviolinist

Forms - PERSON: -ian/-ician

NOUNPERSON
beautybeautician
dietdietician
electricityelectrician
historyhistorian
librarylibrarian
mathematicsmathematician
musicmusician
politicspolitician

Forms - PERSON: -er

NOUNPERSON NOUNPERSON
drumdrummer golfgolfer
farmfarmer plasterplasterer
footballfootballer researchresearcher
engineengineer roofroofer
gardengardener

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