"made man" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-made man.ogg Forms: made men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|made men}} made man (plural made men)
  1. A man whose fortune has been made. Related terms: friend of ours, have it made Translations (man whose fortune has been made): gemachter Mann [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-made_man-en-noun-hEvRyQBj Disambiguation of 'man whose fortune has been made': 98 2
  2. (slang) A person who has been through an induction ceremony into the Mafia or similar organisation. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-made_man-en-noun-IiaCkWbc Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 84

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