self-styled

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African and Russian media identified him as a self-styled "pick-up artist" and online blogger in his thirties who had travelled to Ghana to secretly film his interactions with women.

From BBC

Norway's royal family has been buffeted by a succession of scandals in recent times, including the marriage of the crown prince's sister, Princess Märtha Louise to a self-styled American shaman.

From BBC

Since entering politics, the self-styled revolutionary has been imprisoned and faced several criminal charges.

From BBC

Islam, the official state religion of Saudi Arabia, the self-styled guardian of Islam’s holiest sites, also prohibits alcohol consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal

Paul Tisdale, the self-styled football doctor, is a powerful man at the club, the operator who helped bring Nancy to Glasgow.

From BBC