egoist
noun
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
Example Sentences
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The consciousness of the contradiction between what is desired as a rational end and what is pursued egoistically cannot be born in him.
From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Benedetto Croce
Which of us is proof against the temptation of making a display of magnanimity, or of playing egoistically with another devoted heart?
From The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories by Constance Garnett
"But is it right for anyone to seclude himself so egoistically from all that is going on in the world?" asked Janina.
From The Comedienne by Edmund Obecny
