self-driven

[ self-driv-uhn, self- ]

adjective

1. (of a machine) containing its own power source, as an engine or motor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-driven¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

As someone who had modest beginnings, her rise was self-driven.

From The Daily Beast

It is Sylvester, self-driven to seek out the source of new creations strangely akin to his own.

From Project Gutenberg

In France the sirens are cylindrical and very similar to the English self-driven type.

From Project Gutenberg

A siren rotated by a separate motor yields better results than when self-driven.

From Project Gutenberg