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 In layman’s terms that means the period cycles app on your watch and phone, the ECG monitor on your watch, the app that measures your blood oxygen levels…the list goes on. Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 29 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 What transpires is a film bursting at the seams with heart, adored by laymen and critics alike. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025 Two decades later, his book The Art of Prehistoric Man was that rare anomaly: praised by his fellow archaeologists and read by laymen. Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for layman
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Noun
  • The Padres’ first move of the offseason will flesh out the club’s current crop of international amateurs.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • James is one of them, though his kindly attempts to be there for Linda, as amateur repairman and reluctant babysitter, have a way of backfiring, usually on himself.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • This Space Cowboys vibe makes sense because this tech boom looks less like the last one — social apps powered by subway ads and nap pods — than the 1980s PC revolution, powered by tinkerers with motherboards and soldering irons.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The deal gives Qualcomm direct access to the tinkerers, hobbyists and companies at the lowest levels of the robotics industry.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Layman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layman. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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