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self-made

[self-meyd]

adjective

  1. having succeeded in life unaided.

    He is a self-made man.

  2. made by oneself.



self-made

adjective

  1. having achieved wealth, status, etc, by one's own efforts

  2. made by oneself

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-made1

First recorded in 1605–15
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Example Sentences

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Like pretty much every other time the Dodgers have found themselves in a self-made mess, the task of downplaying a major problem once again was made the responsibility of manager Dave Roberts.

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Lanez, legal name Daystar Peterson, is in stable condition after the inmate stabbed him with a self-made shank in a prison yard.

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Norris was a self-made man, a millionaire car salesman who grew up in working class Liverpool, attending the same school as Paul McCartney.

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Perhaps none more so than Andrew Brown - a cybersecurity lecturer by day, with a side hustle as a self-made amateur weather forecaster.

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But having a child means that even during times of disaster, natural or self-made, we must carry on.

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