autodidact
a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
Origin of autodidact
1Other words from autodidact
- au·to·di·dac·tic [aw-toh-dahy-dak-tik], /ˌɔ toʊ daɪˈdæk tɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby autodidact
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How to use autodidact in a sentence
She was also an autodidact, an illegitimate girl from the provinces whose intelligence became the stuff of legend.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun | Katie Baker | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOswald was a left-wing autodidact who had defected to the Soviet Union.
The Revolt Against the Masses and the Roots of Modern Liberalism | Fred Siegel | January 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSince Carruth is a one-man band and autodidact, he learned how to create the special effects for the creature himself.
‘Upstream Color,’ Shane Carruth’s Sci-Fi Drama, Is the Year’s Craziest Film (So Far) | Marlow Stern | April 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a puff autodidact, it's taken me longer to figure them out than someone who's been formally trained.
British Dictionary definitions for autodidact
/ (ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪdækt) /
a person who is self-taught
Origin of autodidact
1Derived forms of autodidact
- autodidactic, adjective
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