adjective
[ only before noun ] (especially in negative sentences) having pride in yourself because you believe that what you do is right and good :
No self-respecting journalist would ever work for that newspaper.
adjective
[ only before noun ] (especially in negative sentences) having pride in yourself because you believe that what you do is right and good :
No self-respecting journalist would ever work for that newspaper.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005