layman

n.

1. A man who is not a cleric.
2. A man who is a nonprofessional: His is just the layman's view of medicine. See Usage Note at man.

n

Definition: amateur person
Antonyms: minister, ordained, priest, professional, reverend

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IN BRIEF: A person who is not a member of the clergy or of a particular profession.

He was not really a scientist but rather a layman with some very interesting questions.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  Synonym: layperson
  Antonym: clergyman (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lægmand

Nederlands (Dutch)
leek, niet-ingewijde

Français (French)
n. - profane, (Relig) laïc

Deutsch (German)
n. - Laie

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) λαϊκός, κοσμικός, μη ειδικός

Italiano (Italian)
profano, laico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - leigo (m)

Русский (Russian)
мирянин, непрофессионал

Español (Spanish)
n. - lego, seglar, persona no experta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lekman, icke-fackman

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
俗人, 凡人, 门外汉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 俗人, 凡人, 門外漢

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 평신도 , 아마추어, 비전문가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 平信徒, 俗人, しろうと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) العلماني شخص غير اكليركي, الشخص العادي غير المنتسب إلى مهنه أو صناعه مقصودة بالكلام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חבר כנסייה לא-מוסמך לכהונה דתית, לא מקצועי, הדיוט‬

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