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EGOIST

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e⋅go⋅ist

  [ee-goh-ist, eg-oh-]
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–noun
1. a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist ).
2. an arrogantly conceited person; egotist.
3. an adherent of the metaphysical principle of the ego, or self; solipsist.
Origin:
1775–85; < F égoïste. See ego, -ist
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e·go·ist   (ē'gō-ĭst, ěg'ō-)   
n.  

  1. One devoted to one's own interests and advancement; an egocentric person.

  2. An egotist.

  3. An adherent of egoism.

e'go·is'tic, e'go·is'ti·cal adj., e'go·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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