self-seeker
[ self-see-ker ]
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noun
a person who primarily pursues their own interest or selfish ends.
Origin of self-seeker
1First recorded in 1625–35
Words Nearby self-seeker
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How to use self-seeker in a sentence
He had been a self-seeker of that notorious kind that achieves worldly success without much thought for others.
The Promise of Air | Algernon BlackwoodHe was no greedy self-seeker, and despised the avenues whereby many of his contemporaries advanced to wealth and position.
The Canadian Portrait Gallery Volume 3 | John Charles DentThere are other types,—the schemer and the self-seeker, whose matrimonial ventures are only intended to advance worldly interests.
Courtship and Marriage | Annie S. SwanGeoffrey was not a truly ambitious man; he was no mere self-seeker.
Beatrice | H. Rider HaggardA self-seeker cannot but be a covenant-breaker: this is a sin you must hate as the very gates of hell.
The Covenants And The Covenanters | Various
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