self-professed

British  

adjective

1. avowed or acknowledged by oneself

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Example Sentences

A protege of former conservative PM Shinzo Abe and self-professed admirer of Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi, Japan's first female leader, is known as the country's "Iron Lady".

From BBC

A technologist, libertarian and self-professed Christian, Mr. Thiel makes easy bait for commentators of a certain algorithimic ilk.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adding another who had just skated with the team’s self-professed “Finnish Mafia” at the 4 Nations Face-Off was a no brainer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nonetheless, he was confident they’d be OK because, again, Brown is a self-professed “sunny-side-up” kind of guy.

From Los Angeles Times

A self-professed “financial hype woman” and the author of “Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us,” Anat, 35, said she aims with her beginner-friendly financial content to empower people, especially first-generation women, to build sustainable wealth.

From Los Angeles Times