self-seeking

[ self-see-king ]

noun

1. the seeking of one's own interest or selfish ends.

adjective

1. given to or characterized by self-seeking; selfish.

self-seeking

noun

1. the act or an instance of seeking one's own profit or interest, esp exclusively

adjective

1. having or showing an exclusive preoccupation with one's own profit or interest

   a self-seeking attitude

Derived Forms

• ˌself-ˈseeker, noun

Other Words From

• self-seeking·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-seeking¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

In this Amazon Prime Video version, Sheen's Prince Andrew is a more complex figure, self-seeking, emotionally deaf, ambitious, loyal to his own immediate family, distrustful of palace officials and with a desperate need for approval.

From BBC

The result: Some patients are self-seeking these clinics instead of primary doctors prescribing the medication.

From Los Angeles Times

“He was intended to reflect a particular kind of privileged, self-seeking, self-interested, ambitious, untrustworthy, unprincipled politician,” said Herron, who attended Oxford University’s Balliol College at the same time as the current prime minister.

From Seattle Times

The Xis and Putins of the world mock us, all the while knowing that the self-seeking simpleton in the White House will “make deals” with them on his own behalf.

From Washington Post

Look, America’s got big fat problems, perhaps chief among them is the weakness of our institutions -- institutions that have been strip mined for credibility by self-seeking politicians.

From Fox News