self-styled
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of self-styled
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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The self-styled provocateur has called himself the "most fabulous supervillain on the internet".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
He estimates he’s sold 460 of its roughly 2,500 homes, becoming a self-styled historian who knows stories behind houses going back generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Bin day cometh," quipped Binface, the self-styled "intergalactic space warrior" from the fictional planet Sigma IX.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The self-styled intergalactic space warrior said he was "more popular" when standing against Farage compared to Andy Burnham, after he picked up 95 votes when challenging the now-prime minister in Makerfield in June.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The inheritors of Mozart’s legacy in the twentieth century - classically-trained, self-styled ‘serious’ composers - struggled desperately with this challenge.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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