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)

1. A person who is not a cleric.
2. 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):

• nonexpert
• nonspecialist

 

Antonyms

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

• aficionado
• expert
• professional
• specialist

 

Related terms

• laity
• lay
• layman
• laywoman

 

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