Statist

See also: statist

German

Etymology

From Latin status +‎ -ist, compare English statist.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Statist m (weak, genitive Statisten, plural Statisten, feminine Statistin)

1. (theater or film) extra, walk on (background actor) [from 18th c.]

   Synonym: Komparse

2. (obsolete) statesman, a (worldly-wise or scheming) politician [from 17th c.]

Declension

Declension of Statist [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Statist	die	Statisten
genitive	eines	des	Statisten	der	Statisten
dative	einem	dem	Statisten	den	Statisten
accusative	einen	den	Statisten	die	Statisten

See also

• Etatist, Etatistin (“statist”)
• Etatismus (“statism”)

Further reading

• “Statist” in Duden online
• “Statist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache