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egotist

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e·go·tist  (g-tst, g-)
n.
1. A conceited, boastful person.
2. A selfish, self-centered person.
ego·tistic, ego·tisti·cal adj.
ego·tisti·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.egotistegotist - a conceited and self-centered person
egoist, 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)
Translations
egotist [ˈɛgəutɪst] n → egoísta m/f
egotist [ˈɛgəutɪst] n → égocentrique m/f
egotist [ˈɛgəutɪst] ego n → ichbezogener Mensch m, Egotist(in) m(f)
egotist [ˈɛgəutɪst] n → egotista m/f


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Thank God, the first shock of things has abated, now that you have agreed not to look upon me as faithless and an egotist simply because I have deceived you.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
The mild, blue-eyed young Ohio boy was a com- plete egotist, as all children are egotists.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
Pardon me that expression, my brother; it was that of an egotist.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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