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made man

made man noun: a man whose fortune has been made.

Noun

made man (plural made men)

  1. A man whose fortune has been made.
    • I had no money, but if I could only find workable country, I might stock it with borrowed capital, and consider myself a made man.1872, Samuel Butler, chapter 1, in Erewhon […] , London: Trübner & Co., →OCLC
    • What with the shock of him going in this awful rash way, and thinking myself a made man by that chance, I was nearly off my chump for a week.1899 September – 1900 July, Joseph Conrad, chapter VI, in Lord Jim: A Tale, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1900, →OCLC
  2. (slang) A person who has been through an induction ceremony into the Mafia or similar organisation.

Forms of made man

pluralmade men

Questions about made man

What does made man mean?
Made man means a man whose fortune has been made.
What part of speech is made man?
Made man is a noun.
What is the plural of made man?
The plural of made man is made men.

Words near made man in the dictionary

  1. made like a tree
  2. made like a tree and left
  3. made little of
  4. made love
  5. made love to the camera
  6. made man
  7. made matters worse
  8. made men
  9. made mention
  10. made mention of
  11. made merry

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