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self-taught
[self-tawt]
adjective
having become as specified by teaching oneself, without the aid of formal education.
She’s a self-taught photographer who sells her work online.
learned by oneself.
Particularly impressive is his self-taught mastery of the guitar.
self-taught
adjective
having learnt oneself without any external or formal instruction
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of self-taught1
Example Sentences
Paul defends his history as a self-taught boxer who came to change the rules of the game.
Reproduced is a publicity image by Frederick Spalding, a self-taught British portrait photographer.
"Being self-taught, I learned to distrust anything I hadn't figured out myself."
Now 32, they’re the vanguard of a generation of self-taught filmmakers who are going to be very exciting.
The aesthetics of this cinema reflect the often marginal backgrounds of its makers - many are self-taught and outside traditional power circles.
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