Etymology

mé féiner

Today it means: Someone who acts from self-interest, rather than the common good or the national interest. Full definition →

Irish mé féin
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The story

  1. Irish · derived frommé féin“myself”
  2. English todaymé féiner

From Irish mé féin (“myself”) + -er.

Words from the same roots

Irishmé féin all →

me fein

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.