nonspecialist
noun[C]
(alsonon-specialist)uk/ˌnɒnˈspeʃ.əl.ɪst/us/ˌnɑːnˈspeʃ.əl.ɪst/someone who does not have a lot ofexperience,knowledge, orskillin aparticularsubject:
I havetriedto make thistalkeasyfor the nonspecialist tofollow.
Thisbookis not reallysuitablefor a non-specialist.
- Too manylessonsare beingtaughtbypoorlyqualifiedor non-specialistteachers.
- The firstchapterof thebookwill be of mostinterestfor the nonspecialist.
- Explaining Einstein'stheoriesto a nonspecialistreadershipprovedto bequiteachallenge.
Inexperienced people and lack of experience
- apprentice
- beginner
- blind
- dilettante
- freshman
- functional illiterate
- laywoman
- lightweight
- muggle
- naïf
- neophyte
- non-philosopher
- not know the meaning of the wordidiom
- novice
- probationer
- rookie
- the blind leading the blindidiom
- upstart
- virgin
- virginity