as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests their boss is a demanding egoist who insists that everything be done her way

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Recent Examples of egoist At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster. Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019 McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House. Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2023 In Season 1, Jamie was introduced as a loud-mouthed egoist with an affinity for flamboyant clothing, often acting as an antagonist for Brett Goldstein’s often angry, introverted Roy Kent. Sam Wright, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022 Burnham skewers himself as a virtue-signaling ally with a white-savior complex, a bully and an egoist who draws a Venn diagram and locates himself in the overlap between Weird Al and Malcolm X. New York Times, 1 June 2021 He has been described as an impulsive, narcissistic egoist who lives in the shadow of his father. James Muldoon, Time, 21 May 2018 Think of a romantic egoist writing about himself in a cold barracks on Sunday afternoons . . Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2017
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Noun
  • Unlike covert narcissists, who mask their behavior with self-pity, grandiose narcissists rely on charm and manipulation to thrive.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Of the 12 traits of a narcissist, several, like grandiosity and superiority, can actually look like leadership traits.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But this Ron Howard was an alternate universe version of Ron Howard, who instead of being notoriously nice, is sort of a jerk.
    Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Someone actually just said to me that all the men in the book are jerks.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In real time, the audience, the queens watching, and perhaps Suzie herself all learn that Suzie has a knack for sexiness onstage, even though she’s dressed as a clown.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Among the mass-shooting victims is a bloodied clown who was performing at the festival.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Egoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egoist. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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