nonexpert
- noun
- /ˌnɒnˈɛkspɜrt/
- The nonexpert struggled to understand the scientific paper without help.
Examples
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Specifically, nonexperts were influenced significantly more than expert report users.
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Because the majority of public school teachers are not formally trained in this area, a number of professional nonprofit organizations have developed, tested, and now offer teaching resources specifically for the nonexpert.
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As a result, many nonexperts are uncertain about how much climate change to expect and about its impact on biodiversity.
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Nonexperts also had a more favorable opinion of the annual report design than experts did.
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Collaborations allow nonexperts to take advantage of new technologies, particularly when those technologies are still in the development stage.
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For nonexperts, crowdfunding investments in movies represent a game of chance with the odds largely stacked against them.
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They challenge the widespread perception, popular among both experts and nonexperts, that national identities are mutually exclusive.
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It seems Gail has tracked it down for us and done an incredible job of summarizing it for nonexperts.
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Dizzying layers of jargon and technical details make forecasts and policy estimates impenetrable to the nonexpert.
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Building on the work of Rosalie Bertell of Toronto, Canada, a leading authority on nuclear hazards and a member of WEDO's International Policy Action Committee, WEDO has developed a model community report card kit that enables a "nonexpert" woman to test and score the complete health and well-being of her community: its natural environment, political systems, social priorities, and human development.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
A person new to an activity who has little experience
An insulting word for a person who has very little information
A person who does not have expert knowledge in a subject
A person who has not learned the skills needed for a job
A person who does work that does not need special training
A person who is new and has little knowledge of a subject or activity
A person who does an activity without being a paid expert
Antonyms
How Expert
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonexpert combines non- 'not' and expert 'a person with special skill'. As a noun, it means 'a person who is not an expert', so a nonexpert is someone without special training or deep knowledge in a subject.