n.
Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ -t ō - ' d ī - ˌ dakt, -d ī - ' , -d ə - '
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek autodidaktos self-taught, from aut- + didaktos taught, from didaskein to teach
Date: 1748
: a self-taught person
– au · to · di · dac · tic \ -d ī - ' dak-tik, -d ə - \ adjective