self-confessed
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of self-confessed
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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That case, brought before DNA testing was widely available, was enough to convince a jury at Liverpool Crown Court - and on 5 November 1987 he went from a self-confessed "petty thief" to a convicted murderer.
From BBC
A self-confessed politics nerd as a child, the young Jetten grew up in a small town in the southern province of Brabant and came out when he was young.
From BBC
His carefully rehearsed lines and bookish glasses earned the self-confessed geek the unwelcome nickname of "Robot Jetten" in his early career.
From Barron's
As a self-confessed Traitors superfan, you might have expected Line of Duty actor Mark Bonnar to jump at the chance to appear in the celebrity version.
From BBC
The self-confessed teenage nerd was dedicated to weird science as a vocation.
From Los Angeles Times
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