LAYMAN

layman, layperson, secular

(noun) someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

layman (plural laymen)

Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.

(by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.

A common person.

A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.

A generally ignorant person.

Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.

Antonyms

• expert

• specialist

• professional

Proper noun

Layman (plural Laymans)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Layman is the 3556^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10038 individuals. Layman is most common among White (94.58%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Lay"man n.; pl. Laymen (. Etym: [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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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