as in egoist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
she's an egotist who bores her coworkers with endless ruminations about herself and her problems
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Noun
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The former vice-president’s characterizations of peers such as Pete Buttigieg (talented but too gay for the America to accept as her running mate), and Josh Shapiro (an egoist) are not particularly juicy, but have already caused bad blood.—
Book Marks
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025 -
His characters come off as feisty egoists who enjoy sparring and comparing the size of their ambitions.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Trump is a certified egomaniac.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Salman Chase was a famous egomaniac.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Dano is known to play deranged narcissists, but is clearly beloved by those who work with him.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The effect is bound to be profound when the narcissist happens to be president of the United States.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Smarmy jerks can get obscenely wealthy in this country just by managing other people’s money.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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The food shies away from the typical — no crab rangoon here — for finger foods that harken to cuisines outside the South Pacific, like Jamaican style jerk shrimp skewers ($18) and salmon ceviche ($16).—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Deep cherry red, black, and white come together to create a whimsical world of dice, cards, sad clowns, and a ticking pocketwatch.—
Samantha Brash,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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These clowns don't even have the courage of their pathetic White supremacist convictions.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Egotist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egotist. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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