autodidact
/ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/
a self-taught person
autodidact in a sentence
“Despite never attending university, the autodidact became an expert in ancient languages.”
Origin of autodidact
Greek autodidaktos from auto self + didaktos taught from didaskein to teach
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