egotist.

A person excessively concerned with their own importance, achievements, or interests, often displaying them in conversation.

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Words that belong together

• a boastful egotist
• an incurable egotist

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The egotist retold the rescue until no one but him remained in the story.

She recognized an egotist in his ability to turn even an apology into praise of himself.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Singular egotist; plural egotists. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.