lay person
Example Sentences
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The meaning is not something that a lay person can necessarily intuit.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2025
"These forms are really difficult to navigate as a lawyer, so for a lay person I can see how it would be quite terrifying," she added.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2025
These publications are written so a lay person can understand them with ease.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023
"I also express my pain and shock over the killing in Mexico the day before yesterday of two religious brothers of mine, Jesuits, and one lay person," Francis said.
From Reuters • Jun. 22, 2022
The monks must prepare all their food with their own hands, and no lay person, male or female, may enter their houses.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
