adjective
[ only before noun ] admitting that you are a particular type of person or have a particular problem, especially a bad one :
a self-confessed thief
adjective
[ only before noun ] admitting that you are a particular type of person or have a particular problem, especially a bad one :
a self-confessed thief
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005