layperson C2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈleɪ.pɜɹ.sən/ See IPA manual Freq #98993 Meanings 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. Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # layperson **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈleɪ.pɜɹ.sən/ **Frequency rank:** 98993 ## Meanings 1. One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity. ## Examples - The book was written for professionals, but an intelligent layperson could understand most of it. ## Synonyms - laic - parishioner - nonexpert - nonspecialist ## Antonyms - cleric - nonparishioner ## Related Forms - amateur - lay ## Etymology A lay (“non-clergy, nonclergy”) + person, along the lines of layman. ## Topics - Describing People markdown