[1675–85; allegor(ize) + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: constitutional, denature, mouthpiece, stoma, upstream-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: apologist, dramatist, machinist, realist, socialist