self-styled
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of self-styled
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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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
Analysts had anticipated a win for Farage but underestimated the appeal of the self-styled "intergalactic space warrior" from planet Sigma IX, who campaigns wearing a rubbish bin on his head.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the self-styled man of the people, is looking the other way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
An attorney for Las Vegas gambler and self-styled “fixer” Robert James “R.J.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
On the other hand, I yield to no one in my distaste for the self-styled dog-lover, the kind who heaps up his frustrations and makes a dog carry them around.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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