noun
egoist
EE-goh-ihst
noun
1
Someone who believes that self-interest is, or should be, the basis of moral action.
"The philosopher argued from an egoist position that all actions are ultimately self-serving."
2
A self-centered person who puts their own interests first.
"He's a classic egoist, never once asking how anyone else was doing."
How to Use Egoist
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person driven mainly by self-interest, or someone who philosophically defends self-interest as the right basis for action.
Easily confused with
egotist
Word Forms
egoists plural
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Etymology
From French égoïste, built on Latin ego ("I") plus the agent suffix -iste.