adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who is not a specialist in a given field

   "This engineering task is too difficult for nonspecialists."

Adjective

1. 1
   Not specialist in nature; not exhibiting or requiring specialisation. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

generalistgeneralistgeneralistlaypersonnonexpertnonexpert

Example

More examples

"This engineering task is too difficult for nonspecialists."

Etymology

From non- + specialist.

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