A word to refer to people who are self-taught and/or start working without even going to university?

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These are some of the words I thought of:

Any suggestions?

See what-would-you-call-a-person-who-is-not-a-student-but-takes-interest-in-exploring academic topics — Bogdan Lataianu, Dec 22 '11 at 05:34
Do you have more context? Otherwise you should use a thesaurus because this is too broad — , Dec 22 '11 at 05:57

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 22 '11 at 05:31

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Autodidact is the dictionary word.

Autodidact: a self-taught person

answered Dec 22 '11 at 05:31

Incognito

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The OP mentioned that already though – Dec 22 '11 at 05:56
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Yes, and out of the options OP "thought of", I clarified that "Autodidact" is the "dictionary" word. – Incognito Dec 22 '11 at 06:02

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