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layperson

/ˈleɪpɜːsn/noun

उच्चारण लेपर्सन

आम आदमी, ग़ैर-विशेषज्ञ

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nounlaypeople
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    a person who does not have expert knowledge of a particular subject; a person who is a member of a Church but is not a priest

    आम आदमी, ग़ैर-विशेषज्ञ

    • Explain it in terms a layperson can understand.
    • A layperson may find legal documents hard to understand.
    • A good doctor explains the diagnosis in simple words that any layperson can follow.
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    • The book is written for the layperson, not for the specialist.
    • As a layperson, I cannot judge whether the engineering plan is safe.

    Synonyms layman non-expert amateur outsider non-professional

    Opposite expert professional specialist

◇Word family
lay adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

layman non-expert amateur outsider non-professional

Antonyms

expert professional specialist

AaSpelling

lay·per·son

?Which word?

Keep apart lay (not expert; not religious: 'lay opinion') and laity (all the people in a Church who are not priests).

Lay (अविशेषज्ञ; ग़ैर-धार्मिक: 'lay opinion') और laity (चर्च के सभी लोग जो पादरी नहीं हैं) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: layperson is the gender-neutral form of layman; in layman's terms means in simple language without technical words.

प्रयोग में layperson, layman का लिंग-तटस्थ रूप है; in layman's terms का अर्थ बिना तकनीकी शब्दों के सरल भाषा में है।