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egoist (s) (noun), egoists (pl)
Someone who is devoted to his or her own interests and advancements: The egoist is someone who is motivated by self-interests.
One nice thing about egotists:
They don't talk about other people.
—Lucille S. Harper
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egoist, egotist
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.
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