as in amateur
a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
the discussion about investing was geared more to the layman than to the professional investor
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Recent Examples of layman
Still, this hasn't quelled the anxieties of anyone with a professional or layman's interest in space science.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Also, my commentary is merely a layman’s viewpoint.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In laymen’s terms, said Peterson, the city was relying on $37 million in temporary American Rescue Plan Act pandemic relief funding for recurring programs and initiatives, and redirecting funding from one fund to another.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
In layman’s speak, the BCI , or brain-computer interface, allows Arbaugh to control a computer with his mind.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Also, my commentary is merely a layman’s viewpoint.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In laymen’s terms, said Peterson, the city was relying on $37 million in temporary American Rescue Plan Act pandemic relief funding for recurring programs and initiatives, and redirecting funding from one fund to another.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
In layman’s speak, the BCI , or brain-computer interface, allows Arbaugh to control a computer with his mind.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layman
Noun
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Notable amateurs elected to Congress include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor-Greene.—
Jeff Harden,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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In addition to Affleck, Whitney Leavitt — also of Mormon Wives fame — as well as Alix Earle, Robert Irwin, Scott Hoying of Pentatonix, Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony, Jordan Chiles, Hilaria Baldwin and Danielle Fishel were cast as the show’s latest flock of celebrity amateur dancers.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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How would the tinkerer-in-chief Guardiola galaxy-brain his way around this clash of styles?—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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From the early tinkerers who first imagined electrical speech to the engineers who built continental cables, digital switching, satellites, and wireless networks, countless inventors have pushed the limits of how far and how fast a human voice can travel.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Layman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layman. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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