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layman

lay·man

layman

 
pronunciation:
leI mn
part of speech: noun
inflections: laymen
definition 1: a person who is a member of a religious congregation but not of the clergy.
As the minister was suddenly taken ill, the church service was held by a layman.
definition 2: a person who is an outsider and unskilled with respect to a particular profession, esp. medicine or law.
For a layman, he has quite a sophisticated understanding of the functioning of the brain.