self-descriptor
noun
self-de·scrip·tor
ˌself-di-ˈskrip-tər 
plural self-descriptors
: a word or phrase used to describe oneself
As a teenager, she'd hated that word—"fat." … But when she and the other curvy models began using it as a self-descriptor, it no longer felt as offensive.—
Amy Kaufman
Amy KaufmanUnclassifiable exhibitions are all the rage, and "multimedia artist" is the most frequently claimed self-descriptor in the art world.—Ted Loos
Ted Loos"Hey, how're you doing?" "I'm tired, but good." Tired. My go-to self-descriptor.—Phoebe Quinton
Phoebe QuintonIn addition to the usual geographic/age-related questions, organizers asked about gender identity, and included a checkbox for every term they had ever heard used as a self-descriptor by members of this community.—Reid Vanderburgh
Reid VanderburghDictionary Entries Near self-descriptor
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“Self-descriptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-descriptor. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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