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egoist (EE goh ist) (noun)
Someone who constantly talks about himself; who is boastful and conceited: Leann confided to her friend that Mr. Smith was such an egoist, talking about himself all the time, and being very boring.
egotist (EE guh tist) (noun)
A person who pursues a policy of self-seeking and whose actions are determined by self-interest: Mr. Smith was such an egotist, thinking only of himself, that no one would support his decision to run for mayor.

The newly elected mayor who is a bit of an egotist was always complaining about the former mayor who he described as an egoist.

An egoist is a person of low taste, more interested in himself than me.

—Ambrose Bierce

An egotist is a person with self admiration letting off esteem and someone who is an I specialist.

—A modification of a quote by Evan Esar in Esar's Comic Dictionary; Horizon Press, New York; 1960.
This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group E; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 1)
egotist
Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.
This entry is located in the following unit: Dictionary with a Touch of Humor (page 3)
egotist (s) (noun), egotists (pl)
1. Excessive use of the pronoun "I": Joe's friend seemed to be an egotist because he obviously had severe "I strain".
2. A conceited, boastful, and self-centered person: Jerry told Mary that he didn't want to hear anymore accusations about his being an egotist just because he claimed to know more about computer science than anyone else.

Egotists are always me-deep in conversation.

—Anonymous

An egotist is a person who is his own best friend, an "I" specialist, and a man whose opinions all change, except the one he has of himself.

—Evan Esar

One nice thing about egotists: They don’t talk about other people.

—Lucille S. Harper
A conceited person who behaves selfishly.
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Egotist: someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.
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egotist
1. Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.

The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.

2. When two egotists get together, it's an I for an I.
This entry is located in the following unit: Definitions in Deviant and Comical Format (page 3)