as in self-taught
having skills or knowledge acquired through one's own efforts without formal training
a self-educated computer programmer who launched a successful business online
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Many are self-taught or hold a computer science degree.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Entirely self-taught, Alvarado has subsequently turned his hobby into a part-time career by editing and audio mixing for commercials and fanmade games.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Self-educated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-educated. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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