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autodidact

American  
[aw-toh-dahy-dakt, -dahy-dakt] / ˌɔ toʊˈdaɪ dækt, -daɪˈdækt /

noun

  1. a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.

autodidact British  
/ ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪdækt /

noun

  1. a person who is self-taught

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Other Word Forms

  • autodidactic adjective

Etymology

Origin of autodidact

First recorded in 1525–35; from Greek autodídaktos “self-taught”; auto- 1, didactic

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