self-taught

English

Etymology

self- +‎ taught

Adjective

self-taught (comparative more self-taught, superlative most self-taught)

1. Educated or trained by oneself.
   • 1974, Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance:

     It's this understanding of Quality as revealed by stuckness which so often makes self-taught mechanics so superior to institute-trained men who have learned how to handle everything except a new situation.

Translations

educated by oneself — see self-educated

See also

• autodidact
• self-educated