autodidact

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/

Definition of autodidact

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A self-taught person.
    “Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest autodidacts.”
    “For an autodidact, for somebody who plays by ear like me, the ukulele is ideal.”

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”). By surface analysis, auto- + didact.

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