self-made man

One who became successful and/or wealthy through hard work and not by inheritance or help from others. Joe is a self-made man who worked long, hard hours to turn his small business into a large, successful company.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aliaksandr	-	Belarusian
TahİRe	-	Turkish
Edwina	ed-WEEN-ə, ed-WIN-ə	English
Laurence	['lɔrəns]
Konstantin	KAWN-stahn-teen (German), kahn-stahn-TEEN (Russian)	German, Hungarian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Mailys	-	French