autodidact

au·to·di·dact

noun
\ˌȯ-tō-ˈdī-ˌdakt, -dī-ˈ, -də-ˈ\

Definition of AUTODIDACT

: a self-taught person

— au·to·di·dac·tic \-dī-ˈdak-tik, -də-\ adjective

Origin of AUTODIDACT

Greek autodidaktos self-taught, from aut- + didaktos taught, from didaskein to teach

First Known Use: 1748

Rhymes with AUTODIDACT

cutthroat contract, matter-of-fact, semiabstract, social contract, underreact