"nonspecialist" meaning in All languages combined

See nonspecialist on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: non-specialist [alternative]
Etymology: From non- + specialist. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|specialist}} non- + specialist Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonspecialist (not comparable)
  1. Not specialist in nature; not exhibiting or requiring specialisation. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonspecialist-en-adj-xEM0GWkm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: generalist, nonexpert Related terms: amateur, layperson

Noun [English]

Forms: nonspecialists [plural], non-specialist [alternative]
Etymology: From non- + specialist. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|specialist}} non- + specialist Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonspecialist (plural nonspecialists)
  1. A person who is not a specialist in a given field Translations (a person who is not a specialist in a given field): неспециалист (nespecialist) [masculine] (Russian), дилета́нт (diletánt) (note: somewhat) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-nonspecialist-en-noun-RBE7OuzQ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with non-, People Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 52 48 Disambiguation of People: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: generalist, nonexpert Related terms: amateur, layperson

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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