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layperson

 
Dictionary: lay·per·son   ('pûr'sən) pronunciation
n.
A layman or a laywoman.


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n

Definition: non-expert
Antonyms: expert, professional

n

Definition: unordained person
Antonyms: clergyman


WordNet: layperson
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  Synonym: layman


Translations: Layperson
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lægmand

Nederlands (Dutch)
leek, oningewijde

Français (French)
n. - profane

Deutsch (German)
n. - Laie

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μη ειδικός

Italiano (Italian)
profano, laico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) leiga

Русский (Russian)
мирянин, мирянка, непрофессионал, непрофессионалка

Español (Spanish)
n. - seglar, lego

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lekman

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
门外汉, 外行, 教会无神父牧师等圣职的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 門外漢, 外行, 教會無神父牧師等聖職的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 평신도 , 아마추어

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 平信徒, 俗人, しろうと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) يرادف في المعنى layman‏

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


 
 
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Legalese (business term)
lay reader
laic

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