self-diagnoser

noun

One who self-diagnoses.

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Meanings

nounself-diagnoser (plural self-diagnosers)

plural self-diagnosers

  1. One who self-diagnoses.

    […] self-diagnosers […] who read publications such as lay medical or health journals […] fall into the category of "informed lay persons" and tend to believe they know far more than they actually do.

    1982, Michael Blate, The G-Jo Institute Manual of Vitamins and Minerals (page 11)

Origin

From self- + diagnoser or self-diagnose + -er.

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APA

self-diagnoser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-diagnoser

MLA

“self-diagnoser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-diagnoser. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-diagnoser,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-diagnoser.

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