self-confessed

[ self-kuhn-fest, self- ]

adjective

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

   He's a self-confessed gambler.

self-confessed

adjective

1. according to one's own testimony or admission

   a self-confessed liar

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-confessed¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Related Words

• announced
• stated