self-professed en · ADJ
Etymology
From self- + professed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) 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: