Definition of nonexpertnext
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 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 See All Example Sentences for nonexpert
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Noun
  • Kadiru was a surprise opponent, arguably best known for winning a Youth Olympics gold medal as a 17-year-old amateur in 2014.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • This summer, attendance grew to more than 500, most of them beginners or amateur climbers.
    Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • Sholes, a printer and newspaper editor, was a bit of a tinkerer.
    Andrew Niemchick Britannica Editors June 17, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
  • The 19th-century patent system rewarded tinkerers; corporate labs scaled systematic research; wartime partnerships mobilized national resources; and venture capital democratized risk-taking.
    David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026
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  • Although made for a range of sports instead of boating, the Champion launched as Keds’ first shoe in 1916, and the layman would have a hard time telling it apart from the Authentic with nearly identical stitching forming its upper.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 June 2026
  • The team is more than happy to translate this to layman’s terms, all while pouring tastes of its cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, grenache, and sauvignon blanc.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 June 2026

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“Nonexpert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexpert. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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