[au.to.di.dact] n [Gk autodidaktos self-taught, fr. aut- + didaktos taught, fr. didaskein to teach] (1748): a self-taught person -- au.to.di.dac.tic adj
AUTODIDACT
Meaning of AUTODIDACT in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012