self taught[adjective]Synonyms: autodidactic, self-educated, self-instructed
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ˌself-ˈtaught adjective having learned a skill or subject by reading about it, practising it etc yourself, rather than in a school:
She received some education at night school, but was largely self-taught. a self-taught pianist [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲