autodidact

[ aw-toh-dahy-dakt, -dahy-dakt ]

/ ˌɔ toʊˈdaɪ dækt, -daɪˈdækt /

noun

a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.

Origin of autodidact

1525–35; <Greek autodídaktos self-taught; see auto-¹, didactic

OTHER WORDS FROM autodidact

au·to·di·dac·tic, adjectiveau·to·di·dac·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby autodidact

auto-da-fé, autodermic graft, auto-destruct, autodial, autodialer, autodidact, autodidacticism, autodigestion, autodyne, autoecholalia, autoecious

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Example sentences from the Web for autodidact

She was also an autodidact, an illegitimate girl from the provinces whose intelligence became the stuff of legend.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun|Katie Baker|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since Carruth is a one-man band and autodidact, he learned how to create the special effects for the creature himself.
‘Upstream Color,’ Shane Carruth’s Sci-Fi Drama, Is the Year’s Craziest Film (So Far)|Marlow Stern|April 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for autodidact

autodidact

/ (ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪdækt) /

noun

a person who is self-taught

Derived forms of autodidact

autodidactic, adjective

Word Origin for autodidact

C16: from Greek autodidaktos self-taught, from autos self + didaskein to teach

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单词	autodidact
释义	autodidact [ aw-toh-dahy-dakt, -dahy-dakt ] / ˌɔ toʊˈdaɪ dækt, -daɪˈdækt / noun a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person. Origin of autodidact 1525–35; <Greek autodídaktos self-taught; see auto-¹, didactic OTHER WORDS FROM autodidact au·to·di·dac·tic, adjectiveau·to·di·dac·ti·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby autodidact auto-da-fé, autodermic graft, auto-destruct, autodial, autodialer, autodidact, autodidacticism, autodigestion, autodyne, autoecholalia, autoecious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for autodidact She was also an autodidact, an illegitimate girl from the provinces whose intelligence became the stuff of legend. Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun\|Katie Baker\|November 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Since Carruth is a one-man band and autodidact, he learned how to create the special effects for the creature himself. ‘Upstream Color,’ Shane Carruth’s Sci-Fi Drama, Is the Year’s Craziest Film (So Far)\|Marlow Stern\|April 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for autodidact autodidact / (ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪdækt) / noun a person who is self-taught Derived forms of autodidact autodidactic, adjective Word Origin for autodidact C16: from Greek autodidaktos self-taught, from autos self + didaskein to teach Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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