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self-professed

self-professed adjective: stated, announced, or acknowledged by oneself.

Adjective

self-professed (not comparable)

  1. Stated, announced, or acknowledged by oneself.
    • Mr. Hsieh is a self-professed scholar of “happiness” and, as part of his vision to create the world's most customercentric online company, aims to deliver “happiness in a box.”2012, Art Weinstein, D. Hank Ellison, Superior Customer Value, page 85

Origin of self-professed

From self- + professed.

Questions about self-professed

What does self-professed mean?
Self-professed means stated, announced, or acknowledged by oneself.
What part of speech is self-professed?
Self-professed is an adjective.

Words near self-professed in the dictionary

  1. self-privatized
  2. self-privatizes
  3. self-privatizing
  4. self-proclaimed
  5. self-produced
  6. self-professed
  7. self-promote
  8. self-promoted
  9. self-promoter
  10. self-promoters
  11. self-promotes

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