WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•gist  (ə jist′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. Agricultureto feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
  • Gmc; compare Old English giestian to lodge, derivative of giest guest
  • Anglo-French, Middle French agister to give lodgings to, equivalent. to a- a-5 + gister to lodge, lie
  • 1590–1600
a•gist′er, a•gis′tor, n. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
age•ism /ˈeɪdʒɪzəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Sociologydiscrimination against older persons.
age•ist, adj., n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
age•ism  (ā′jiz əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
  2. Psychologya tendency to regard older persons as debilitated, unworthy of attention, or unsuitable for employment.
  • age + -ism, on the model of sexism, racism, etc. 1965–70
age′ist, adj., n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ageism, agism / ˈeɪdʒɪzəm/
  1. discrimination against people on the grounds of age; specifically, discrimination elderly people
ˈageist, ˈagist
'agist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
agistment - geophagy - imagism

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