nonscientist

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noun

A person who is not a scientist.

OriginEnglish scientist ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

nounnonscientist (plural nonscientists)

plural nonscientists · alternative non-scientist

  1. A person who is not a scientist.

    Our hope is to have written a book that allows nonscientists to understand Einstein's beautiful theories.

    2009, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, Why does E=MC²?, page 240

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishscientist
  15. Englishnonscientist

From non- + scientist.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

nonscientist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonscientist

MLA

“nonscientist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonscientist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonscientist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonscientist.

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