made man
English
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Noun
- A man whose fortune has been made.
- 1872 — Samuel Butler, Erewhon, chapter 1
- 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, Erewhon, chapter 1
- (slang) A person who has been through an induction ceremony into the Mafia or similar organisation.
Quotations
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Translations
man whose fortune has been made
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person of the Mafia