Definitions

layman

[ley-muhn] / ˈleɪ mən /

NOUN

amateur

Synonyms

STRONGEST

parishioner

STRONG

believer dilettante follower member neophyte novice outsider proselyte recruit secular

WEAK

laic lay person nonprofessional

Antonyms

STRONG

professional

Example Sentences

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You could touch no topic more interesting than this must prove to the increasing curiosity seekers in your useful and amusing repertorium, and your attention to it will be valued by A LAYMAN.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 108, November 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

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