layperson
noun /ˈleɪpɜːsn/
/ˈleɪpɜːrsn/
(also lay person)
(also layman)
(plural laypeople, laypersons)
- a person who does not have expert knowledge of a particular subject
- The layperson cannot really understand mental illness.
- a person who is a member of a Church but is not a priest or member of the clergy