layman

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English lay +‎ man.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleɪmən/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪmən

Noun

layman (plural laymen)

  1. Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
  2. (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
    Carmen is not a professional anthropologist, but strictly a layman.
    Let me explain it to you in layman's terms.
  3. A common person.
  4. A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
    • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 221d.
      should he be held to be just a layman, or does he have some art?
  5. A generally ignorant person.
  6. Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.

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