Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

made man

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.57 in modern English

Syllables: made -man
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man whose fortune has been made.

noun

A person who has been through an induction ceremony into the Mafia or similar organisation.

Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

made men (plural)

Phrases

friend of ours have it made

Frequently Paired Words

friend of ours have it made

Questions

What does made man mean?: A man whose fortune has been made.

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