nonspecialist
Britishnoun
adjective
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It can be hard for nonspecialist investors to distinguish the gems from the duds, or predict which companies are in line for government support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
There is not much new here, even for the nonspecialist.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2018
Her descriptions, though simple enough for a nonspecialist to understand, were remarkably prescient.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2018
The work of the fairy dancers, Aynsley Inglis and Luke Tucker, was invariably pleasing to the nonspecialist eye.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2014
Not whether he is making little mistakes or leaving out details that would bore the nonspecialist, but whether he is getting the big ideas right.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2013
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