Words ending in -ist: de or het?
almost always de
Words ending in -ist are often people and almost always take de: de pianist, de journalist, de specialist.
In our database, 863 of the 865 words (99.8%) with this ending take de.
Examples
journalist | veganist | vuist | pianist | specialist | alcoholist | toerist | componist | activist | socialist | doodskist | optimist | communist | atheïst | pessimist