egoist

noun

ego·ist ˈē-gə-wist

-gō-ist

Synonyms of egoist

: a believer in egoism

: an egocentric or egotistic person

egoistic

ˌē-gə-ˈwi-stik

-gō-ˈi-

also ˌe-

adjective

or less commonly egoistical

ˌē-gə-ˈwi-sti-kəl

-gō-ˈi-

egoistically

ˌē-gə-ˈwi-sti-k(ə-)lē

-gō-ˈi-

adverb

Examples of egoist in a Sentence

their boss is a demanding egoist who insists that everything be done her way

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At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster. —Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019 McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House. —Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2023

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1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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