autodidact
[ aw-toh-dahy-dakt, -dahy-dakt ]
/ ˌɔ toʊˈdaɪ dækt, -daɪˈdækt /
noun
a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
OTHER WORDS FROM autodidact
au·to·di·dac·tic, adjective au·to·di·dac·ti·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby autodidact
Example sentences from the Web for autodidact
She was also an autodidact, an illegitimate girl from the provinces whose intelligence became the stuff of legend.
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British Dictionary definitions for autodidact
autodidact
/ (ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪdækt) /
noun
a person who is self-taught
Derived forms of autodidact
autodidactic, adjectiveWord Origin for autodidact
C16: from Greek
autodidaktos self-taught, from
autos self +
didaskein to teach