as in autodidactic
having skills or knowledge acquired through one's own efforts without formal training
the cellist's success is all the more remarkable because she is self-taught
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Additionally, the custom suit designer — whose creations have been worn by the likes of Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow and three-time Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce — is self-taught, having worked at a hedge fund for eight years with a background in finance.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Much like her success with script supervising, King was self-taught but also relied on heavyweight comic talents like Steve Niles and Tim Bradstreet for advice.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
Upon discovering that his pop star hero, Prince, was self-taught, the teen picked up a guitar.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024
His legal training is all self-taught, as is everything with Dwight.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2024
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Much like her success with script supervising, King was self-taught but also relied on heavyweight comic talents like Steve Niles and Tim Bradstreet for advice.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
Upon discovering that his pop star hero, Prince, was self-taught, the teen picked up a guitar.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024
His legal training is all self-taught, as is everything with Dwight.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for self-taught
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“Self-taught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-taught. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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