nonspecialist
Example Sentences
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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
By forgoing the vernacular in informal speech, she might come across as elitist, in the same way it might seem pretentious to purposefully use professional jargon when talking with a nonspecialist.
From Slate • Oct. 1, 2014
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
