autodidact
noun
au·to·di·dact
ˌȯ-tō-ˈdī-ˌdakt 
-dī-ˈdakt
-dī-ˈdakt
-də-ˈdakt
: a self-taught person
was an autodidact who read voraciously
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This is a fine way for an autodidact to acquire a fashion education.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Our archives are such a roadmap for actually being an autodidact and doing that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2024
May didn’t graduate from high school but was an autodidact.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Frederick Douglass became a towering intellect and journalist through his own efforts — an autodidact.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Our archives are such a roadmap for actually being an autodidact and doing that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2024
May didn’t graduate from high school but was an autodidact.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Frederick Douglass became a towering intellect and journalist through his own efforts — an autodidact.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
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“Autodidact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autodidact. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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