egotist

[ee-guh-tist, eg-uh-]

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noun

a conceited, boastful person.
a selfish person; egoist.

Origin of egotist

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

Related formsan·ti·e·go·tist, noun, adjective

Can be confusedegoist egotist

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Related Words for egotist

boaster, egomaniac, braggart, egoist

Examples from the Web for egotist

Historical Examples of egotist

Hence oblivion, often unjust, is the punishment which the egotist suffers.
The Legacy of Greece
Various
And he is an egotist in every thing—in gallantry, in conversation, in principle, and in heart.
The English Spy
Bernard Blackmantle
I become communist or egotist, as is most convenient to the speaker and most damaging to myself.
We Two
Edna Lyall
He has been described as an "egotist," but I challenge the description.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13
Elbert Hubbard
On our knees the egotist must die, and the altruist be born.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year
John Henry Jowett

British Dictionary definitions for egotist

egotist

noun

a conceited boastful person
a self-interested person; egoist

Derived Formsegotistic or egotistical, adjectiveegotistically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for egotist

1714, first used by Joseph Addison; see ego + -ist. Addison credits the term to "Port-Royalists" who used it in reference to obtrusive use of first person singular pronoun in writing, hence "talking too much about oneself." Meaning "self-conceit, selfishness" is 1800. The -t- is abnornmal, perhaps by influence of dogmatism. Related: Egotistic; egotistical.