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layman

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈleɪmən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈleɪmən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lā′mən)

Inflections of 'layman' (n): npl: laymen

lay•man /ˈleɪmən/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -men.

a person who is not a member of the clergy;
one of the laity.
a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.

lay•man (lā′mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men.

a person who is not a member of the clergy;
one of the laity.
a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.

1150–1200; Middle English; see lay³, man¹

-man.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

layman /ˈleɪmən/ n ( pl -men)

a man who is not a member of the clergy
a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject: science for the layman

'layman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

laic - lay figure - secular - vicar general - idiot - man

Synonyms: one of the laity, nonprofessional, amateur, more...

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