as in amateur
a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
as a nonexpert, I enjoy her readable articles on physics and astronomy
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Recent Examples of nonexpert
For many everyday scenarios — especially low-resolution video calls and media shared on social media platforms — their realism is now high enough to reliably fool nonexpert viewers.
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Siwei Lyu, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
But nonexperts will struggle to determine what is essential and what is excessive in its highly specialized and technical realm.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Even people skilled at communicating scientific principles to nonexperts have been lured into the debate trap.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
How can nonexperts figure out what to eat when the experts can’t agree?
—Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
Now, ChatGPT and similar language processing tools promise to upend medical care again, providing patients with more data than a simple online search and explaining conditions and treatments in language nonexperts can understand.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
The often vague language used to describe the science behind these fragrances can also cause confusion for a nonexpert.
—Emily Jensen, Allure, 27 Jan. 2022
As a nonexpert who mainly uses mats for lazily stretching between episodes of romantic Korean dramas, there’s something soothing about a cork surface.
—Vogue, 8 Jan. 2022
Siwei Lyu, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
But nonexperts will struggle to determine what is essential and what is excessive in its highly specialized and technical realm.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Even people skilled at communicating scientific principles to nonexperts have been lured into the debate trap.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
How can nonexperts figure out what to eat when the experts can’t agree?
—Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
Now, ChatGPT and similar language processing tools promise to upend medical care again, providing patients with more data than a simple online search and explaining conditions and treatments in language nonexperts can understand.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
The often vague language used to describe the science behind these fragrances can also cause confusion for a nonexpert.
—Emily Jensen, Allure, 27 Jan. 2022
As a nonexpert who mainly uses mats for lazily stretching between episodes of romantic Korean dramas, there’s something soothing about a cork surface.
—Vogue, 8 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonexpert
Noun
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Musk, who owns X, wants to promote the belief that the truth can be found on social media, and that the practitioners of real journalism are allegedly independent amateurs, such as Shirley, who can ask questions without being cowed by the woke agenda.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
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Some of the amateur sleuthing is missing important context, said Nancy Gutierrez, a spokesperson for Washington’s Department of Children, Youth & Families.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Blanc, who lived in Des Moines, Iowa, wasn’t the first tinkerer to try unclogging drains by running a cable through pipes.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Micron’s Crucial brand sold memory on sticks that tinkerers could use to build their own PCs or upgrade their laptops.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
3 Dec. 2025
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So these two feel like the perfect guides to help a layman understand the Musk phenomenon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Space is full of mysteries that can't be easily explained by the layman, and this latest one from a isn't likely to sour anyone on their fascination with space.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Nonexpert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexpert. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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