US /ˈleɪ.pɜɹ.sən/
noun Freq #98993

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.

    The book was written for professionals, but an intelligent layperson could understand most of it.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · one who is not intimately... nonexpertnonspecialist
More laicparishioner
Opposites
clericnonparishioner
Word family
Related forms amateurlay

Etymology

A lay (“non-clergy, nonclergy”) + person, along the lines of layman.

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