egotist

American  

[ee-guh-tist, eg-uh-] / ˈi gə tɪst, ˈɛg ə- /

noun

1. a conceited, boastful person.

2. a selfish person; egoist.

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egotist British  

/ ˈiːɡətɪst, ˈɛɡ- /

noun

1. a conceited boastful person

2. a self-interested person; egoist

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Other Word Forms

• antiegotist noun
• egotistic adjective
• egotistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of egotist

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

Compare meaning

How does egotist compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• egoist vs. egotist

Explanation

An egotist is an extremely self-absorbed, bragging person. If you share some bad news with an egotist, he'll be most concerned with how it affects him. Egotists believe that the world revolves around them — when an egotist reads the newspaper, the stories that concern her most are the ones that involve her own interests. You might have a hint that a new acquaintance is an egotist if he uses the word I constantly during your conversations. Egotist was first used in the 1700s, and it initially meant specifically "talking too much about one's self," from the Latin ego, or "I."

Example Sentences

And misogyny isn’t exactly the point; he’s just a self-involved, insecure egotist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Baritone Erik Nordstrom did his best with the too-obvious character of Tyson as a macho egotist with hidden wounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

"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.

From BBC • May 26, 2022

Journalist, Nazi resistance fighter and Wall Street consultant were among his callings; spy, egotist and “dangerous gadfly” were among the accusations.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2020

“Nay! fear not, you must be egotist, for it is of you that we think.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker