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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts;
- Example: "a self-made millionaire"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Self-made \Self"-made`\, a. Made by one's self. [1913 Webster] Self-made man, a man who has risen from poverty or obscurity by means of his own talents or energies. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

self-made adj 1: having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"