egoist

[ ee-goh-ist, eg-oh- ]

noun

1. a self-centered or selfish person ( altruist ).
2. an arrogantly conceited person; egotist.
3. an adherent of the metaphysical principle of the ego, or self; solipsist.

ˈegoist

/ ˈɛɡ-; ˈiːɡəʊɪst /

noun

1. a person who is preoccupied with his own interests; a selfish person
2. a conceited person; egotist
3. ethics a person who lives by the values of egoism

Derived Forms

• ˌegoˈistic, adjective
• ˌegoˈistically, adverb

Other Words From

• anti·ego·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of egoist¹

From the French word égoïste, dating back to 1775–85. See ego, -ist

Example Sentences

You might think that your renter is an egoist, because he or she is presumably only concerned with his or her own welfare.

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Was she merely an egoist—it ran in the family—or did it conceal much that she had no intention of revealing?

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Ada's a good child, as good as a born egoist can be, but—well—we are not all made on the same plan.

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You are an egoist to create all this excitement; don't you know that the maids are out in the hall crying?

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It is an awful thing when a poseur ceases to pose, when an egoist becomes a human being.

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My sufferings, my repugnance, my feelings, all my egoism—for I know that I am an egoist—ought to be sacrificed to the family.

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