layperson

English

Noun

layperson (plural laypeople or laypersons)

1. a person who is not a cleric
2. 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.

Antonyms

• (one who is not intimately familiar with a given subject): aficionado, expert, professional, specialist

Translations

one who is not a cleric

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 俗家 (cmn) (sújiā)

• Finnish: maallikko (fi)

• French: laïc (fr) m, laïque (fr) f
• German: Laie (de) m
• Japanese: 俗人 (ja) (ぞくじん, zokujin)
• Russian: мирянин (ru) (mirjánin) m , мирянка (ru) (mirjánka) f 
• Spanish: lego (es) m, lego (es)
• Spanish: laico (es)

one who is not intimately familiar with a given subject

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 外行 (cmn) (wàiháng)

• Finnish: maallikko (fi), amatööri (fi)
• French: profane (fr) m and f
• German: Laie (de) m

• Japanese: 素人 (ja) (しろうと, shirōto)
• Portuguese: leigo (pt) m
• Russian: дилетант (ru) (diletánt) m , дилетантка (ru) (diletántka) f , любитель (ru) (ljubítelʹ) m , любительница (ru) (ljubítelʹnica) f , профан (ru) (profán) m 
• Swedish: lekman (sv) c

See also

• laity
• lay
• layman