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Meaning of EGOTIST

Pronunciation:  'eegutist

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a conceited and self-centered person
 
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 Synonyms: egoist, swellhead
 
 See Also: blowhard, boaster, braggart, bragger, disagreeable person, egomaniac, exhibitionist, know-all, know-it-all, line-shooter, megalomaniac, miles gloriosus, popinjay, show-off, unpleasant person, vaunter

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\E"go*tist\, n. [L. ego I + ending -tist for -ist. See
{Egotism}, and cf. {Egoist}.]
One addicted to egotism; one who speaks much of himself or
magnifies his own achievements or affairs.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: braggart, careerist, egocentric, egoist, fortune hunter, hog, individualist, know-it-all, lone wolf, loner, monopolist, narcissist, Narcissus, narcist, no modest violet, road hog, self-advancer, self-pleaser, self-seeker, self-server, smart aleck, swellhead, temporizer, timepleaser, timeserver, tufthunter
 

 

 

 

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