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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layman
Noun
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The International Padel Federation says the sport is played in more than 140 countries around the world, with about 30 million amateur players.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
23 Sep. 2025
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But on a recent warm September morning, the rhythmic beat of jackhammers crushing concrete with steel and the hissing flow of rush hour traffic greeted a group of amateur ornithologists.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tinkerer was a socialite and widow named Josephine Cochrane.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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His uncle Leo, a naval engineer, noticed that his nephew was a budding tinkerer and gave him a Kodak photo-chemistry set for his sixth birthday.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Layman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layman. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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