autodidact

A self-taught person.

• autodidactic/ˌɔːtəʊdaɪˈdæktɪk/(adj)自学的

• proud autodidact
• gifted autodidact
• autodidactic approach
• famous autodidact

1. 1.Abraham Lincoln was a famous autodidact who taught himself law by reading books. (self-taught person)
2. 2.In the age of the internet, being an autodidact has never been easier. (self-learner)

• self-taught person /ˌsɛlfˈtɔːt/ (learned without formal instruction)
• (no precise single-word synonym)

from Greek "autodidaktos" — auto- (self) + didaskein (to teach) — one who teaches oneself