noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who talks excessively about themself.
2. 2
   a conceited and self-centered person wordnet
3. 3
   A person who believes in their own importance or superiority.
4. 4
   An egoist (advocate of egoism). nonstandard

Synonyms

All synonyms

braggartcareeristdog in the mangeregocentricegoistegoist

Example

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"That man is an egotist through and through."

Etymology

ego + -t- inserted to avoid hiatus, or after the analogy of dramatist, epigrammatist, etc. + -ist

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