autodidact
[ aw-toh-dahy-dakt, -dahy-dakt ]
/ ˌɔ toʊˈdaɪ dækt, -daɪˈdækt /
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noun
a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
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OTHER WORDS FROM autodidact
au·to·di·dac·tic, adjectiveau·to·di·dac·ti·cal·ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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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
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