made man

English

Noun

made man (plural made men)

  1. A man whose fortune has been made.
    • 1872Samuel 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.
  2. (slang) A person who has been through an induction ceremony into the Mafia or similar organisation.

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