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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

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of self-confessed1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Nick's role allowed him to combine his passions as a "self-confessed theme park fan" as well as a musician.

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The self-confessed "elder son of a peasant family" from the northern village of Etunda had a modest start in life, with little more than a primary school education.

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A self-confessed "monster" attacked a top chef near Notting Hill Carnival and left him dying in the street to go clubbing, a court has heard.

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The women then looked Mr Plimmer up online and discovered he had written an article about being a self-confessed sex addict.

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He is a self-confessed daredevil, who takes as much pleasure in throwing himself out of a moving speed boat as he does descending down a mountain at 90kph in the Tour.

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