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au⋅to⋅di⋅dact [aw-toh-dahy-dakt, -dahy-dakt]

–noun
a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.

Origin: 1525–35; < style="font-style:italic;">autodídaktos self-taught

Related forms:
au⋅to⋅di⋅dac⋅tic, adjective
au⋅to⋅di⋅dac⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

autodidact. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/autodidact

One of the many words I use to define myself.