noun
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a person who is preoccupied with his own interests; a selfish person
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a conceited person; egotist
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ethics a person who lives by the values of egoism
Other Word Forms
- antiegoist noun
- egoistic adjective
- egoistically adverb
Etymology
Origin of egoist
From the French word égoïste, dating back to 1775–85. See ego, -ist
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Example Sentences
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The egoist in you will find it hard to resist bragging about the proliferation of butterflies that will flock to the drought-tolerant De La Mina.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022
But she is also an insufferable egoist, a masochistic martyr and, when it comes right down to it, a pragmatist who is less innocent of worldly dealings than she lets on.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2015
Unlike her two front-of-stage colleagues, McVie isn’t an apparent eccentric or egoist, but rather an understated craftsperson of plaintive easy listening and English soul.
From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2014
The egoist doesn’t care about the public interest.
From Forbes • Sep. 22, 2014
He was a single-minded egoist, was young Timothy.
From A Knight on Wheels by Hay, Ian
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