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

The cavalcade of place names and unit designations might be a challenge for the nonspecialist reader.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2021

It is not easy to write meaningfully about music without resorting to technical terminology, and the list of those authors who can find accessible language to convey its subtleties to the nonspecialist is depressingly short.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 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