layperson

[ ley-pur-suhn ]

/ ˈleɪˌpɜr sən /

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noun

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.

Origin of layperson

First recorded in 1970–75; lay(man) + -person

usage note for layperson

See -person.

Words nearby layperson

lay on the line, lay open, layout, layover, laypeople, layperson, lay reader, Laysan, layshaft, lay sister, lay someone low

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Example sentences from the Web for layperson

My talent is being able to synthesize this information to become understandable to myself and then therefore to the layperson.
Suzanne Somers Responds To Critics, Says She Has A Thick Skin|Brandy Zadrozny|October 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
While Nest says its products can easily be installed by laypeople, this layperson was easily stymied.
How the Nest Thermostat Could Save the Planet|Daniel Gross|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That phrase you just used—“the joy of science”—for the layperson, that may be a contradiction in terms.
Stuart Firestein, Author of ‘Ignorance,’ Says Not Knowing Is the Key to Science|Casey Schwartz|April 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for layperson

lay person

layperson

noun plural lay persons, lay people, laypersons or laypeople

a person who is not a member of the clergy

a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subjecta lay person's guide to conveyancing

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单词	layperson
释义	layperson [ ley-pur-suhn ] / ˈleɪˌpɜr sən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR layperson ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. Origin of layperson First recorded in 1970–75; lay(man) + -person usage note for layperson See -person. Words nearby layperson lay on the line, lay open, layout, layover, laypeople, layperson, lay reader, Laysan, layshaft, lay sister, lay someone low Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for layperson My talent is being able to synthesize this information to become understandable to myself and then therefore to the layperson. Suzanne Somers Responds To Critics, Says She Has A Thick Skin\|Brandy Zadrozny\|October 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST While Nest says its products can easily be installed by laypeople, this layperson was easily stymied. How the Nest Thermostat Could Save the Planet\|Daniel Gross\|July 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST That phrase you just used—“the joy of science”—for the layperson, that may be a contradiction in terms. Stuart Firestein, Author of ‘Ignorance,’ Says Not Knowing Is the Key to Science\|Casey Schwartz\|April 22, 2012\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for layperson lay person layperson noun plural lay persons, lay people, laypersons or laypeople a person who is not a member of the clergy a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subjecta lay person's guide to conveyancing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to layperson dilettante, outsider, proselyte, secular, novice, recruit, believer, member, follower, neophyte, parishioner, laic, nonprofessional
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layperson

noun

Origin of layperson

usage note for layperson

Words nearby layperson

Example sentences from the Web for layperson

British Dictionary definitions for layperson

layperson

noun plural lay persons, lay people, laypersons or laypeople

Words related to layperson