nonspecialist

Examples

• All

• The literature on knowledge differences between specialists and nonspecialists offers further guidance in this regard.

  Academic text (2004)

• Life is too short for nonspecialists to learn the relevant facts and theories.

  Academic text (2009)

• Many ancient heritage sites are often not clearly visible to the nonspecialist.

  Academic text (2005)

• How to provide environmental engineering education to nonspecialists is also a key issue.

  Academic text (1998)

• We also sought to present a subject that would have broad appeal to nonspecialists, drawing in members of the larger public.

  Academic text (2002)

• Mathematics Elsewhere is a challenging book for nonspecialists, with a high proportion of its content devoted to traditional mathematics.

  Academic text (2003)

• Walter Brueggemann is one who presents a creative synthesis of biblical research to nonspecialists.

  Academic text (1994)

• Verbal instructions were regularly supplemented by a visual demonstration, and this was even more common among the nonspecialists.

  Academic text (1995)

• Prose and graphic materials should be straightforward and intelligible to both specialists and nonspecialists.

  Academic text (2012)

• The report should be written in language that is accessible to nonspecialists.

Synonyms

L

layman

vsnonspecialist

43 4.9

A person who is not an expert in a subject

focuses on lacking expert knowledge rather than professional or clerical status

L

layperson

vsnonspecialist

14 4.9

A person who does not have special knowledge or training in a subject

means lacking expert knowledge rather than simply nonmembership of a group

N

nonexpert

vsnonspecialist

1 4.2

A person who does not have special knowledge or skill in a subject

is without formal training and expert knowledge rather than only practical skill

U

uninitiate

vsnonspecialist

9.9

A person who is new and has little knowledge of a subject or activity

refers to absence of expert knowledge or training rather than mere inexperience

Antonyms

S

specialist

352 3.9

A person who knows a lot about one area of work or study

E

expert

3 3.5

Very skilled and knowing a lot about a particular area

How Specialized

expert

∞ 3.2

specialist

352 3.9

generalist

9 5.5

nonspecialist

1 3.9

novice

46 3.4

layperson

14 4.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology