autodidact

Meaning

A self-taught person.

Synonyms

self-educated

self-taught

autodidactic

self-taught person

Translations

autodidacte

autodidacta

Autodidakt

autodidatta

autodidacto

autodidact

autodidata

autodidatto

αυτοδίδακτος

autodidacte

Selbstlerner Selbstlernerin

αυτομαθής

Autodidaktin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”). By surface analysis, auto- + didact.