self-confessed

American  

[self-kuhn-fest, self-] / ˈsɛlf kənˈfɛst, ˌsɛlf- /

adjective

1. openly admitting to being a type of person with a particular quality, habit, character, etc..

   He's a self-confessed gambler.

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self-confessed British  

adjective

1. according to one's own testimony or admission

   a self-confessed liar

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Etymology

Origin of self-confessed

First recorded in 1915–20

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Example Sentences

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self-confessed

Last month, Washington's top diplomat in London, Warren Stephens, said Miliband had been "wrong" in 2016 to call Mr Trump "a racist, misogynistic self-confessed groper" and added "hopefully his views have changed".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

For the CEO, a self-confessed workaholic, the key to InSilico’s success lies in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Sethapanichsakul, a self-confessed "dinosaur kid", said in a UCL press release that the study also "fulfils a childhood promise of naming a dinosaur".

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

Or you can get riled up with impatience, jealousy and/or dismay with a self-confessed couple who has everything, including $6 million set aside for retirement, and still want advice.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

Morrison, whom Agent Burger described as an “unusually shrewd and reckless and self-confessed criminal,” dressed like a dance-hall hustler.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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