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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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of self-made1

First recorded in 1605–15
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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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Then there was Freddie Freeman, a self-made superstar in need of little maintenance but nonetheless enduring the most difficult personal and injury difficulties of his career.

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The influencer now has more than half a million followers on Instagram, where she bills herself as a “self-made multimillionaire” and a “repetitive unrealistic goal achiever.”

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Wildlife volunteer Terry Masear’s devoted, 20-years-and-counting focus on the city’s tiniest constituents makes her something of an all-in-one health care program wherever she goes with her crocheted beds, self-made recovery cages and TLC.

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It is the sequel to the story - told with some artistic licence but based on true events - of how Fishwick, a self-made millionaire, opened his own bank to help out people in his hometown.

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