layperson

See also: lay person

English

Alternative forms

lay person

Etymology

A lay (“non-clergy, nonclergy”) +‎ person, along the lines of layman.

Noun

layperson (plural laypeople or laypersons)

A person who is not a cleric.
One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.
The book was written for professionals, but an intelligent layperson could understand most of it.

Synonyms

(one who is not intimately familiar with a given subject):

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “one who is not intimately familiar with a given subject”):

Related terms

Translations

one who is not a cleric

Chinese:
Mandarin: 俗家 (zh) (sújiā)
Czech: laik (cs) m
Finnish: maallikko (fi)
French: laïc (fr) m, laïque (fr) f
German: Laie (de) m, Laiin (de) f
Greek: αμύητος (el) m (amýitos)
Irish: tuata m
Italian: laico (it) m, laica (it) f
Japanese: 俗人 (ja) (ぞくじん, zokujin)
Portuguese: leigo (pt) m, laico (pt) m
Russian: миря́нин (ru) m (mirjánin), миря́нка (ru) f (mirjánka)
Slovak: laik m
Spanish: lego (es) m, laico (es) m
Swahili: mlei
Thai: คฤหัสถ์ (th) (ká-rʉ́-hàt), ฆราวาส (th) (ká-raa-wâat)
Tocharian B: upāsake m, upāsakāñca f

one who is not intimately familiar with a given subject

Chinese:
Mandarin: 外行 (zh) (wàiháng)
Czech: laik (cs) m, neodborník m
Finnish: maallikko (fi), amatööri (fi)
French: profane (fr) m or f
Georgian: დილეტანტი (dileṭanṭi)
German: Laie (de) m, Laiin (de) f
Irish: tuata m
Italian: profano (it) m, profana (it) f
Japanese: 素人 (ja) (しろうと, shirōto)
Portuguese: leigo (pt) m
Russian: дилета́нт (ru) m (diletánt), дилета́нтка (ru) f (diletántka), люби́тель (ru) m (ljubítelʹ), люби́тельница (ru) f (ljubítelʹnica), профа́н (ru) m (profán)
Slovak: laik m, neodborník m
Swedish: lekman (sv) c
Turkish: uzman dışı biri, uzmanı olmayan biri, uzman dışı kimse, uzmanı olmayan kimse

See also

amateur

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