Meaning & use
Egotist
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A person who is excessively self-centered, boastful, or preoccupied with their own importance.
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The meeting was dominated by an egotist who steered every topic back to his own achievements.
Critics called the memoir the work of an egotist rather than an honest self-portrait.
A note on using this word
Distinct from "egoist," a philosophical term for someone who holds self-interest as a guiding principle; "egotist" is the everyday word for someone simply full of themselves.
Words with a similar meaning
narcissistself-absorbed person
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Words with an opposite meaning
altruist
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