-ite
suffix
[Language: Old French;Origin:Latin -ita, -ites, from Greek -ites]
[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-Raphaelites
[in adjectives]
relating to a particular set of religious or political ideas, or with the ideas of a particular person
his Reaganite opinions
someone who lives in a particular place or belongs to a particular group
a Brooklynite (=someone from Brooklyn)
the Israelites (=in the Bible)