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egoist

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e·go·ist  (g-st, g-)
n.
1. One devoted to one's own interests and advancement; an egocentric person.
2. An egotist.
3. An adherent of egoism.
ego·istic, ego·isti·cal adj.
ego·isti·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.egoistegoist - a conceited and self-centered person
egotist, swellhead
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
blowhard, boaster, braggart, bragger, line-shooter, vaunter - a very boastful and talkative person
egomaniac - an abnormally egotistical person
show-off, exhibitionist - someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
know-all, know-it-all - someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others
megalomaniac - a pathological egotist
miles gloriosus - a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy)
popinjay - a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
2.egoist - a self-centered person with little regard for others
egocentric
selfish person - a person who is unusually selfish
Translations
egoist [ˈɛgəuɪst] n → égoïste m/f
egoist [ˈɛgəuɪst] ego n → Egoist(in) m(f)
egoist [ˈɛgəuɪst] n → egoista m/f


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Well, anyway, I know that I am a blackguard, a scoundrel, an egoist, a sluggard.
Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
A thorough egoist, a spendthrift and a miser in one,--that is to say, spending his money solely on himself,--sharp, aggressive, and indiscreet, he did mischief for mischief's sake; above all, he attacked the weak, respected nothing and believed in nothing, neither in France, nor in God, nor in art, nor in the Greeks, nor in the Turks, nor in the monarchy,-- insulting and disparaging everything that he could not comprehend.
Bureaucracy by de Balzac, Honore View in context
"She's an egoist," she said to herself, and stored that word up to give to Ralph one day when, as it would certainly fall out, they were discussing Miss Hilbery.
Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context
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