egoist
noun
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
egoists
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pluralof egoist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Finally, the game must be the undisputed king, and all the egoists and agitators would do well to fall in line.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022
“Austria cannot afford any egoists right now,” he said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2021
The second is the assumption that human behaviour – of employees, customers, managers and so on – is best understood as if we are all rational egoists.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2018
When people discuss adultery, the cheater and the other woman are often spoken of harshly as deceivers and egoists.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2012
Do you really believe that a handful of conscienceless egoists and corruptionists could have succeeded in setting free all these evil spirits, if the millions of followers did not share in the guilt?
From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud
