self-taught
[ self-tawt ]
adjective
having become as specified by teaching oneself, without the aid of formal education: She’s a self-taught photographer who sells her work online.
learned by oneself: Particularly impressive is his self-taught mastery of the guitar.
Origin of self-taught
1First recorded in 1715–25
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British Dictionary definitions for self-taught
self-taught
adjective
having learnt oneself without any external or formal instruction
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