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With minimal time and a layperson’s knowledge of accounting and investing, many people would welcome new, more sophisticated technology tools to help smooth essential transactions and facilitate smarter financial decisions.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The forms are deceptively simple — a designer will spot the genius in them, but a layperson may not understand why pedestrian objects like a toaster, egg cup or sink may merit inclusion in a museum show.
—Rima Suqi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Dental personnel can use these tools to magnify on the computer screen the problem areas so they can be pointed out to a layperson.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The forms are deceptively simple — a designer will spot the genius in them, but a layperson may not understand why pedestrian objects like a toaster, egg cup or sink may merit inclusion in a museum show.
—Rima Suqi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Dental personnel can use these tools to magnify on the computer screen the problem areas so they can be pointed out to a layperson.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layperson
layman
Noun
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Ludacris praises Miller for his affable personality and his ability to explain things in layman’s terms.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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In layman’s terms, this means that DEB uses plant sugars and natural enzymes to create biobased materials (such as biopolymers) in eco-friendly conditions.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Layperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layperson. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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