egoist

See also: Egoist and egoïst

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French égoïste, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ego + -iste.

Noun

egoist (plural egoists)

1. An advocate of egoism.
2. An egocentric or self-centered person.
3. An egotist.

Derived terms

• egoistic

Related terms

• egoism
• egoistical
• egotist

Translations

advocate of egoism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自我主義者／自我主义者, 自我主义者 (zìwǒ zhǔyì zhě), 利己主義者／利己主义者, 利己主义者 (lìjǐ zhǔyì zhě)

• Danish: egoist (da) c
• Esperanto: egoisto
• Finnish: egoisti (fi)
• French: égoïste (fr) m or f
• German: Egoist (de) m, Egoistin (de) f
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• Ido: egoisto (io)
• Japanese: エゴイスト (ja) (egoisuto), 利己主義者 (りこしゅぎしゃ, rikoshugisha)
• Polish: egoista (pl) m, egoistka (pl) f
• Romanian: egoist (ro) m
• Russian: эгои́ст (ru) m (egoíst), эгои́стка (ru) f (egoístka)
• Spanish: egoísta (es) m

self-centered or selfish person

• Azerbaijani: xudbin
• Danish: egoist (da)
• Finnish: egoisti (fi)
• Norwegian: egoist
• Polish: egoista (pl) m, egoistka (pl) f
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• Romanian: egoist (ro) m
• Swedish: egoist (sv) c

person who talks excessively about himself or believes in his own importance or superiority — see egotist

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Translations to be checked

• German: ^{(please verify)} Egoist (de) m
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Anagrams

• goes it, stogie

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Swedish

Noun

egoist c

1. egoist

Declension

Declension of egoist
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	egoist	egoisten	egoister	egoisterna
Genitive	egoists	egoistens	egoisters	egoisternas