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- [ley pur-suh n]
- /leɪ ˈpɜr sən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ley pur-suh n]
- /leɪ ˈpɜr sən/
Definitions of lay person words
- noun lay person a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity. 1
- noun lay person a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine. 1
- noun lay person See -person. 1
- countable noun lay person A lay person is a person who is not trained, qualified, or experienced in a particular subject or activity. 0
- noun lay person a person who is not a member of the clergy 0
- noun lay person a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject 0
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Origin of lay person
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; lay(man) + -person
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Parts of speech for Lay person
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lay person popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
lay person usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lay person
noun lay person
- dilettante — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
- outsider — a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc.: Society often regards the artist as an outsider.
- proselyte — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- secular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- novice — a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: a novice in politics.
Antonyms for lay person
noun lay person
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
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