English Explanatory Dictionary

egotist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who talks excessively about themself.
  2. A person who believes in their own importance or superiority.
  3. An egoist (advocate of egoism).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

egotist egotists

Etymology

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

Related words

egotism egotistical

Derived words

egotistic
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