self-educated
[ self-ej-oo-key-tid, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪd, ˈsɛlf- /
adjective
educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
Origin of self-educated
First recorded in 1810–20
OTHER WORDS FROM self-educated
self-ed·u·cat·ing, adjective self-ed·u·ca·tion, nounWords nearby self-educated
self-doubt,
self-dramatizing,
self-drive,
self-driven,
self-driving,
self-educated,
self-effacement,
self-effacing,
self-elected,
self-employed,
self-employment
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British Dictionary definitions for self-educated
self-educated
adjective
educated through one's own efforts without formal instruction
educated at one's own expense, without financial aid