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a self-made man |
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a self-made man a man who is rich and successful as a result of his own work and not because his family had a lot of money Critchley was a self-made man who learned accounting while working in a brush factory. See also: man How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Beginning poor but armed with a good family name, his paternal
grandfather was a self-made man, who made money privateering in the War
of 1812 but lost it all through bad manufacturing investments in the
1820s. A self-made man, with an interesting personality, Mr. He now earns a good living, a self-made man who
builds malls in El Centro, Calif. |
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