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ho·ra·tio al·ger \hə|rā(ˌ)shō|aljˈə(r), -āshēˌō-\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized H&A Etymology: after Horatio Alger died 1899 American clergyman and author of juvenile fiction : of, relating to, or resembling the works of Horatio Alger in which success is achieved through self-reliance and hard work < their own Horatio Alger myth of honest poor boy rises to riches — James Jones > |