Layman Definition

lāmən
laymen
noun
laymen
One who is not a cleric.
American Heritage
A member of the laity; person not a member of the clergy.
Webster's New World
A person not belonging to or skilled in a given profession.
A medical textbook not for the layman.
Webster's New World
By analogy, 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.
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Other Word Forms of Layman

Noun

Singular:
layman
Plural:
laymen

Origin of Layman

  • From Middle English lay +"Ž man

    From Wiktionary

Layman Sentence Examples

  • The writing is clear and aimed at the intelligent layman.

  • They give you the layman's explanation when it comes to ovulation timing and visiting the doctor for the first time after you suspect you have issues.

  • No formal excommunication of Origen appears to have been decreed; it was considered sufficient to have him degraded to the position of a layman.

  • His was essentially a layman's view of the situation.

  • The knowledge of law shown in the plays is very much what a universal observer must have picked up. Lawyers always underestimate the legal knowledge of an intelligent layman.

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Words Starting With

LLALAY

Words Ending With

NANMAN

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layman

Words Starting With L and Ending With N

Starts With L & Ends With NStarts With LA & Ends With NStarts With L & Ends With AN

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With N