egotist
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 himself or herself.
- A person who believes in his or her own importance or superiority.
- An egoist.
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Translations
person who talks excessively of his or her self
person who believes in his or her own importance and superiority
egocentric or self-centered person — see egoist
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Further reading
- egotist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- egotist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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