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noninitiate

noun
non·​ini·​ti·​ate | \ ˌnän-i-ˈni-shē-ˌāt How to pronounce noninitiate (audio) \

Definition of noninitiate

: a person who has some experience and knowledge in a field or subject : a person who is not an initiate … the noninitiate may find the symbology abstruse …— Francis Morrone … is so deadpan that noninitiates don't catch the humor.— Greg Kot

First Known Use of noninitiate

1660, in the meaning defined above

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