Slumdog

An extremely poor person (male or female) who goes on to obtain a lot of wealth!

(As in the film Slumdog Millionaire:)

an 18-year-old Indian orphan who has spent his life scavenging on the streets, lands as a contestant on the Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and he wins — big. He is a slum dog.

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