Egotist — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
egotist — 1714, first used by Joseph Addison; see EGO (Cf. ego) + IST (Cf. ist). The t is perhaps by influence of DOGMATISM (Cf. dogmatism). Addison credits the term to Port Royalists who used it in reference to obtrusive use of first person sing. pronoun… … Etymology dictionary
egotist — egòtist m DEFINICIJA 1. grub, nesmiljen sebičnjak, onaj koji često sam o sebi govori; egoist, samoživac, sebičnjak 2. onaj koji nastoji osvijetliti ličnost autora na osnovi njegova djela ETIMOLOGIJA vidi ego … Hrvatski jezični portal
egotist — [ē′gōtist, eg′ōtist; ē′gətist, eg′ətist] n. a person characterized by egotism egotistic adj. egotistical egotistically adv … English World dictionary
egotist — UK [ˈiːɡəʊtɪst] / US [ˈɪɡoʊtɪst] noun [countable] Word forms egotist : singular egotist plural egotists formal someone who thinks that they are more important than other people and need not care about them … English dictionary
Egotist — Ego|tist der; en, en <aus engl. egotist bzw. fr. égotiste »selbstgefälliger Mensch«>: 1. Anhänger des Egotismus. 2. Autor eines ↑autobiografischen Romans in der Ichform … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
egotist — [[t]i͟ːgətɪst, e̱g [/t]] egotists N COUNT (disapproval) An egotist is someone who is egotistic … English dictionary
egotist — egotism ► NOUN ▪ the quality of being excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself. DERIVATIVES egotist noun egotistic adjective egotistical adjective … English terms dictionary
egotist — noun see egotism … New Collegiate Dictionary
egotist — /ee geuh tist, eg euh /, n. 1. a conceited, boastful person. 2. a selfish person; egoist. [1705 15; EGOT(ISM) + IST] * * * … Universalium
