egotist
Americannoun
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a conceited boastful person
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a self-interested person; egoist
Other Word Forms
- antiegotist noun
- egotistic adjective
- egotistically adverb
Etymology
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Example Sentences
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Newey is a brilliant man, but he is not an egotist.
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He was an egotist passed much of the work of the team at Crocodylus Park as his own, Prof Webb alleges, and then poached their clients.
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To his critics and opponents, he is dangerous egotist, someone who arouses division.
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"It's a big risk to tell your story through the prism of a morally repugnant egotist, a financial abuser who used his manipulative carnival-barker skills to control and exploit his vulnerable star attraction," he wrote.
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I find it difficult to root for a team led by a pompous, self-righteous, egotist!
From Los Angeles Times
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