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lay·man
(lā′mən)n.
1. One who is not a cleric.
2. One who is a nonprofessional in a given field. technical language that is hard for the layman to understand. See Usage Note at man.
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layman
(ˈleɪmən)n, pl -men
Gender-neutral form: layperson1. a man who is not a member of the clergy
2. a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject: science for the layman.
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lay•man
(ˈleɪ mən)n., pl. -men.
1. a person who is not a member of the clergy.
2. a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.
[1150–1200]
usage: See -man.
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Noun | 1. | layman - someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person laity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy lay reader - a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
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layman
noun nonprofessional, amateur, outsider, lay person, non-expert, nonspecialist There are basically two types, called, in layman's terms, blue and white asbestos.
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Translations
عِلْماني
laik
lægmand
maallikko
laikus
leikmaîur
laik
laikamatér
rahip sınıfından olmayan kimseuğraş dışı kimse
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lay3
(lei) adjective1. not a member of the clergy. lay preachers.
2. not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject). Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.
ˈlayman noun a lay person.
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