a person who is self-educated
Origin of autodidact
Medieval Latin autodidactus from Classical Greek autodidaktos, self-taught: see auto- and didacticautodidact
au·to·di·dact
noun
The definition of an autodidact is a person who learns something without a school or a tutor and educates himself.
If you go online to learn about butterflies, then you are an example of an autodidact.
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autodidact
noun
A self-taught person.
Origin of autodidact
From Greek autodidaktos self-taught auto- auto- didaktos taught ; see didactic .Related Forms:
- au′to·di·dac′tic
adjective
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Noun
(plural autodidacts)
- A self-taught person; an automath.
- Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest autodidacts.
Origin
From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodidaktos), from αὐτός (autos, “self”) + διδάσκω (didaskō, “I teach”).
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