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ego·ist | \ ˈē-gə-wist 
, -gō-ist \
, -gō-ist \Definition of egoist
1 : a believer in egoism
2 : an egocentric or egotistic person
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egoistic \ ˌē-gə-ˈwi-stik , -gō-ˈi- also ˌe- \ or less commonly egoistical \ ˌē-gə-ˈwi-sti-kəl , -gō-ˈi- \ adjective
, -gō-ˈi- also ˌe- \ or less commonly egoistical \ ˌē-gə-ˈwi-sti-kəl , -gō-ˈi- \ adjectiveegoistically \ ˌē-gə-ˈwi-sti-k(ə-)lē , -gō-ˈi- \ adverb
, -gō-ˈi- \ adverb
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The first known use of egoist was in 1879
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