layperson

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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:
1970–75; lay(man) + -person

Usage note
See -person.

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plural noun

laymen and laywomen collectively.

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lay person or layperson

—n , pl lay persons, lay people, laypersons, laypeople
1.	a person who is not a member of the clergy
2.	a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject: a lay person's guide to conveyancing

layperson or layperson

—n

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Word Origin & History

layperson

1972, gender-neutral version of layman.

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Example sentences

The average layperson does not know the distinction.

Their new book, to be published later this year, explains everything a

layperson might need to know about fair division.

There is a vacancy on the reviewing committee of a layperson.

But the facts are, it is the layperson's lack of understanding of science that

is the problem.