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English
Etymology
ego + t (“inserted to avoid hiatus, or after the analogy of dramatist, epigrammatist, etc.”) + -ist
Noun
egotist (plural egotists)
- A person who talks excessively about themselves.
- A person who believes in their own importance or superiority.
- (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) An egoist (advocate of egoism).
Derived terms
Translations
person who talks excessively about themselves
person who believes in their own importance and superiority
egocentric or self-centered person
— see egoistTranslations to be checked
Further reading
- “egotist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “egotist”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French égotiste.
Adjective
egotist m or n (feminine singular egotistă, masculine plural egotiști, feminine and neuter plural egotiste)
- egotistical
Declension