layman
Collocations
4ADJ.
many, obscure
LAYMAN + NOUN
vane
PREP.
with
ADV.
ever, perhaps, strictly
Definitions
noun
Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
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|in layman's terms]].
A common person.
A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
should he be held to be just a layman, or does he have some art?
Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.
name
A surname.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Carmen is not a professional anthropologist, but strictly a layman.
WiktionaryLet me explain it to you [[in layman's terms|in layman's terms]].
WiktionaryThe layman, perhaps, is not fully aware to what extent even the popular reputations of scientists and scholars are made by that class and are inevitably affected by its views on subjects which have li
WiktionaryMuch legal language is obscure to a layman.
Tatoeba · #321068Many a layman confuse vane with vain.
Tatoeba · #10522491Mersenne Prime numbers are special in a way that no layman could ever explain.
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