n.
Pronunciation: -g ə -wist, -g ō - ī st
Function: noun
Date: 1879
1 : a believer in egoism
2 : an egocentric or egotistic person
– ego · is · tic \ ˌ ē -g ə - ' wis-tik, -g ō - ' is- also ˌ e- \ also ego · is · ti · cal \ -ti-k ə l \ adjective
– ego · is · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb