lay·per·son

(lā′pûr′sən)

1. One who is not a cleric.

2. One who is a nonprofessional in a given field.

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lay•per•son

(ˈleɪˌpɜr sən)

n.

1. a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.

2. a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.

[1970–75]

usage: See -person.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

layperson - someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

layman, secular

laity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy

common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title

lay reader - a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church

Translations

Laie

amatöörimaallikko

lekman

layperson

n persona sin formación médica

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