non-specialist

A form of nonspecialist — Not specialist in nature; not exhibiting or requiring specialisation.

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Meanings

adjectivenon-specialist (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of nonspecialist.

    He added: "We've always had spin, especially from Government. But this is not spin. This is dishonesty and so it's our rail media's urgent responsibility to call it out because non-specialist journalists across the country will report this and gradually these untruths will be accepted.

    2022 January 26, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Government's IRP claims condemned as "dishonest"”, in RAIL, number 949, page 7
nounnon-specialist (plural non-specialists)

plural non-specialists

  1. alternativeAlternative form of nonspecialist.

Origin

From non- + specialist.

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APA

non-specialist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-specialist

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“non-specialist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-specialist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-specialist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-specialist.

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