self-created

adjective

self-cre·​at·​ed ˌself-krē-ˈā-təd 

-ˈkrē-ˌā-

: created or appointed by oneself

Workers wanted jobs that offered something new to learn, something different to do and clear identification with a self-created group, ideally demonstrated by a uniform.

—Doris Weatherford

This group represented what was essentially a self-created nobility.

—Jodi Campbell

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above