nihilist
/ˈnaɪɪlɪst/
a person who believes life is meaningless and rejects moral principles
nihilist in a sentence
“The nihilist argued that nothing we do ultimately matters.”
Origin of nihilist
Latin nihil nothing + -ist, popularized by Turgenev in 1862
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egotist
a person who is excessively conceited or absorbed in themselves
pedant
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