self-taught

[self-tawt]

adjective

1. having become as specified by teaching oneself, without the aid of formal education.

   She’s a self-taught photographer who sells her work online.

2. learned by oneself.

   Particularly impressive is his self-taught mastery of the guitar.

self-taught

adjective

1. having learnt oneself without any external or formal instruction

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-taught¹

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

In rural India, up to 75% of primary care visits are handled by informal providers - often self-taught "RMPs" or rural medical practitioners without formal medical training.

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A self-taught engineer who set up a business that makes school furniture, Atkinson rose through the ranks of local politics with the Conservative Party in north-west England.

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CD: Does being self-taught ever cause any tension within yourself and your work?

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CD: Do you consider yourself to be self-taught?

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Henry “started collecting through this kind of self-taught journey,” Edelman continued.

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