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
  • The former amateur champ, who looks great in a bikini, is working with coach Dirk Dzemski.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Either way, many of the milestones of the past 50 years of horror filmmaking originated with a similar band of amateurs operating outside the studios, learning on the job.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Later, she’s taken in by a tinkerer with a tiny cult, and bonds with another woman there.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • How did the behind-the-scenes tinkerer become the singer in his band?
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Any fan of the franchise will tell you that the full lore of the world crafted by Tetsuya Nomura is virtually nonsensical to explain to a layman.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of laymen, actuated solely by idle curiosity, received little more than a crick in the neck for their pains.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Nonexpert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexpert. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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