- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. A lay figure. See under Lay, n. (above). Source: opted
- 3. n. a man who is not a clergyman or a professional person Source: wordnet
- 4. 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 Source: webster
- 5. n:100 n. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person Source: ecdict
Home / Dictionary / layman
layman
Thesaurus links
Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.
From the definitions
distinctionlaymanprofessionabovebelongingclergyclergymandrydenfigurelaityparticularpeoplepersonprofessionalseesometimesbelongconcernedmyselfoughtsomeonespeculations