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