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Layman

Layman Meaning & Definition
Layman Definition And Meaning

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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