self-seeker

[ self-see-ker ]
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noun
  1. a person who primarily pursues their own interest or selfish ends.

Origin of self-seeker

1
First 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 Blackwood
  • He was no greedy self-seeker, and despised the avenues whereby many of his contemporaries advanced to wealth and position.

  • There are other types,—the schemer and the self-seeker, whose matrimonial ventures are only intended to advance worldly interests.

    Courtship and Marriage | Annie S. Swan
  • Geoffrey was not a truly ambitious man; he was no mere self-seeker.

    Beatrice | H. Rider Haggard
  • A self-seeker cannot but be a covenant-breaker: this is a sin you must hate as the very gates of hell.