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
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