Synonyms for layman
ˈleɪ mənlay·man

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1. laymannoun

   Antonyms:
   specialist, expert, professional

2. laymannoun

   Antonyms:
   professional, specialist, expert

3. laymannoun

   Antonyms:
   expert, professional, specialist

4. laymannoun

   Antonyms:
   expert, specialist, professional

5. laymannoun

   Antonyms:
   professional, specialist, expert

6. laymannoun

   Antonyms:
   professional, expert, specialist

7. laymannoun

   Antonyms:
   expert, professional, specialist

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1. layman, layperson, secularnoun

   someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

   Synonyms:
   secular, layperson

   Antonyms:
   man of the cloth, clergyman, reverend

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1. List of paraphrases for "layman":

   layperson, secular

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1. Janice Chou:

   You get clear feedback in layman's terms and insight into the nutritional value of what you're eating. The information you receive from MyFitnessPal is great— they present your caloric breakdown in an easy-to-understand pie chart— but you don't always understand what it all means.

2. Salt Lake Tribune:

   FLDS men are no longer permitted to have children with their multiple wives. That privilege belongs to the seed bearer alone, it is the husband's responsibility to hold the hands of their wives while the seed bearer 'spreads his seed.' In layman terms, the husband is required to sit in the room while the chosen seed bearer, or a couple of them, rape his wife or wives.

3. James Clapper:

   To me, as a layman, I am not haggling over war crimes because that's clearly what the Russians have resorted to, and the reason for it, of course, is the fact they essentially failed in a conventional, tactical attack, so they're resorting to what they can do, which is wanton destruction and the killing of innocent civilians.

4. Kai Tarkianen:

   ( It's) a layman's sport, anybody with a license can come up.

5. George Filenko:

   In layman’s terms, the weapon could have been fired by Lt. Gliniewicz or he could have been in close proximity of the weapon being fired.