noun
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a person who is preoccupied with his own interests; a selfish person
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a conceited person; egotist
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ethics a person who lives by the values of egoism
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Origin of egoist
From the French word égoïste, dating back to 1775–85. See ego, -ist
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Howard Jacobson’s novella “Pussy,” to be published in Britain in April, is a fairy tale about an egoist from a golden city who falls into a leadership position.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2017
It even links to modern artistic conventions, since Dürer — an ambitious egoist who monogrammed almost everything he made — was the first artist to use media as a branding tool.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2016
The egoist doesn’t care about the public interest.
From Forbes • Sep. 22, 2014
It was, he said, "an utter egoist preoccupied solely with its own appearance".
From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2012
But Basine was enough of an egoist to enjoy secretly the emotion of superiority.
From Gargoyles by Hecht, Ben
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