self-proclaimed

British

adjective

proclaimed or described by oneself

the self-proclaimed leader

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However, self-proclaimed shrine-keeper Carol-Anne Hillman said she was "devastated" to learn that the shrine would be taken down due to health and safety.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

That’s the same self-proclaimed “world’s only image architect,” who for years has also styled Holland.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The size of a small city, the camp in Syria’s eastern desert at one point held more than 70,000 people after U.S.-backed forces destroyed what remained of Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate in Syria in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Born Robert Selden Duvall in January 1931 in San Diego, California, Duvall was a self-proclaimed "navy brat" due to his father's life-long career in the United States Navy.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Laleh took the opportunity to educate Sohrab about Star Trek: The Next Generation, now that she was a self-proclaimed expert.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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