# egotist

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A person who talks excessively about themself.
2. A person who believes in their own importance or superiority.
3. An egoist (advocate of egoism).

## Etymology
ego + -t- inserted to avoid hiatus, or after the analogy of dramatist, epigrammatist, etc. + -ist

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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