self-reliant

[ self-ri-lahy-uhnt, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf rɪˈlaɪ ənt, ˌsɛlf- /

relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.

Origin of self-reliant

First recorded in 1840–50

independent, assured, enterprising, resolute, capable.

self-re·li·ant·ly, adverb

And she credits her mother for helping to establish who that woman was early on: independent, free, self-reliant.

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The workers are treated respectfully and are able to earn a self-reliant living.

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The right loves to bash New York's Citi Bike system, but bike share embodies the privatized, self-reliant ideals they espouse.

Why Conservatives Should Love Bike Share |Daniel Gross |June 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
To what degree are we as Americans truly self-made and self-reliant?

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Hubert this time accompanied them, as Mr. Hardy wished the boys to become as self-reliant as possible.

Out on the Pampas |G. A. Henty
Terry was a native of Kentucky, about 40 years old, of great force of character, firm and self-reliant.

Terry's Texas Rangers |Leonidas B. Giles
And now that Henrietta was in trouble, the little Illinois Periwinkle had gone off in her self-reliant fashion to see about it.

Duffels |Edward Eggleston
But, like many Indian civilians, he was too self-reliant, and fell upon evil times when Indian experiences could not help him.

India Under British Rule |James Talboys Wheeler
The tall, strong, self-reliant man looked at her frail beauty.

Mrs. Maxon Protests |Anthony Hope