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View usage for: (iːgətɪst, eg-) Word forms: plural egotistscountable nounAn egotist is someone who is egotistic. [disapproval]Synonyms: egomaniac, boaster, swaggerer, self-seeker More Synonyms of egotist egotist in British English (ˈiːɡətɪst, ˈɛɡ-) noun1. a conceited boastful person 2. a self-interested person; egoist Derived forms egotistic (ˌegoˈtistic) or egotistical (ˌegoˈtistical) adjective egotistically (ˌegoˈtistically) adverb egotist in American English (ˈigoʊtɪst; ˈɛgoʊtɪst; ˈigətɪst; ˈɛgətɪst) noun a person characterized by egotism Derived forms egotistic (ˌegoˈtistic) adjective or ˌegoˈtistical egotistically (ˌegoˈtistically) adverb Examples of 'egotist' in a sentenceegotist She thought he was a dangerous egotist who would do anything to gain power.He was neither a patriot nor an egotist: he had no ambition to be Prime Minister.A total egotist may be a happy man: he has surrendered totally to the will of himself, whom he sees as infallible. Quotationsegotist: a person of low taste, more interested in himself than in meAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary an insufferable egotist with delusions of omnipotence Synonyms boaster swaggerer self-seeker braggadocio narcissist blowhard (informal) self-admirer figjam (Australian, slang) Quotationegotist: a person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me [Ambrose Bierce – The Devil's Dictionary]Additional synonymsDefinition a conceited person You really are a bighead. Synonyms boaster, know-all (informal), swaggerer, self-seeker, egomaniac, egotist, braggart, braggadocio, narcissist, swell-head (informal), blowhard (informal), self-admirer, figjam (Australian, slang) Definition a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly a swaggering jovial prankster and braggart Synonyms boaster, show-off (informal), bluffer, swaggerer, brag, blusterer, swashbuckler, braggadocio, hot dog (US), bigmouth (slang), bragger, skite or skiter (Australian, New Zealand, informal), figjam (Australian, slang) - egocentric
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