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nonscientist

nonscientist noun: a person who is not a scientist.

Noun

nonscientist (plural nonscientists)

  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

Forms of nonscientist

pluralnonscientists
alternative formnon-scientist

Origin of nonscientist

From non- + scientist.

Questions about nonscientist

What does nonscientist mean?
Nonscientist means a person who is not a scientist.
What part of speech is nonscientist?
Nonscientist is a noun.
What is the plural of nonscientist?
The plural of nonscientist is nonscientists.

Words near nonscientist in the dictionary

  1. nonschools
  2. nonscience
  3. nonsciences
  4. nonscientific
  5. nonscientifically
  6. nonscientist
  7. nonscientists
  8. nonscissile
  9. nonsclerotic
  10. nonscoliotic
  11. nonscorable

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