noninitiate

noun

non·​ini·​ti·​ate ˌnän-i-ˈni-shē-ˌāt 

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above