egotist

[ ee-guh-tist, eg-uh- ]
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noun
  1. a conceited, boastful person.

  2. a selfish person; egoist.

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Origin of egotist

1
First recorded in 1705–15; egot(ism) + -ist

Other words from egotist

  • an·ti·e·go·tist, noun, adjective

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How to use egotist in a sentence

  • M. d'Ablaincourt was an egotist; but, at the same time, a well-bred, a well-mannered egotist.

  • Being an egotist also, if I may say so, on a national scale, he thought humanity could only be redeemed by German art.

    Richard Wagner | John F. Runciman

British Dictionary definitions for egotist

egotist

/ (ˈiːɡətɪst, ˈɛɡ-) /


noun
  1. a conceited boastful person

  2. a self-interested person; egoist

Derived forms of egotist

  • egotistic or egotistical, adjective
  • egotistically, adverb

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