noun

• A person who is excessively conceited or self-absorbed; a self-seeker.

  ‘he is a self-absorbed egotist’

  More example sentences

  • ‘He was at one moment a generous supporter of his fellow artists and at an another an egotist with a patronizing attitude toward those of lesser reputation.’
  • ‘But egotists are hardly a new arrival in politics.’
  • ‘To be a strong director, do you have to be an egotist?’
  • ‘From such a steely egotist one can expect little else.’
  • ‘He is never an egotist on the pitch and that's important.’

  Synonyms

  self-seeker, egocentric, egomaniac, self admirer, narcissist

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