-ite /aɪt/
suffix[
Language: Old French;
Origin: Latin -ita, -ites, from Greek -ites]
1. [in nouns] a follower or supporter of a particular idea or person – often used in order to show disapproval:
a group of Trotskyites (=followers of Trotsky’s political ideas)
the Pre-Raphaelites2. [in adjectives] relating to a particular set of religious or political ideas, or with the ideas of a particular person:
his Reaganite opinions3. someone who lives in a particular place or belongs to a particular group:
a Brooklynite (=someone from Brooklyn)
the Israelites (=in the Bible) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲