About The Word Layman
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Layman
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What's The Definition Of Layman?
[n] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
Synonyms | Synonyms for Layman: layperson Related Terms | Find terms related to Layman: See Also | common man | common person | commoner | laity | lay reader | temporalty Layman In Webster's Dictionary \Lay"man\n.; pl. {Laymen}. [Lay, adj. + man.]
1. One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of
the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some
particular profession, in distinction from those who do.
Being a layman, I ought not to have concerned myself with
speculations which belong to the profession. --Dryden.
2. A lay figure. See under {Lay}, n. (above). --Dryden
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