self-made
adjective/ˌself ˈmeɪd/
/ˌself ˈmeɪd/
[usually before noun]- having become rich and successful through your own hard work rather than having had money given to you
- He was proud of the fact that he was a self-made man.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySelf-made is used with these nouns:- man
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