self-educated

adjective

self-ed·​u·​cat·​ed ˌself-ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd 

: educated by one's own efforts without formal instruction

He was self-educated, had taught himself German and French …

—Jack London

Synonyms

• autodidactic
• self-instructed
• self-taught

Examples of self-educated in a Sentence

a self-educated computer programmer who launched a successful business online

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

self-educated

adjective

self-ed·​u·​cat·​ed

ˈself-ˈej-ə-ˌkāt-əd

: educated by one's own efforts without formal instruction