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Meanings of layman in English

Portuguese
leigo
Catalan
seglar

Someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person.

leigo

A person who is not an expert.

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Examples for "inexpert"
Examples for "inexpert"
1
If the players are deceived, well, so must the inexpert spectator be.
The new yorker
2
Simpson, inexpert, bumped into it bow on, and sculled the stern around.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
3
Don't worry, it's easier than it sounds; even an inexpert rendering looks enticing.
Kneadlessly simple: fabulous, fuss-free, no-knead breads
4
After an inexpert struggle, Dexter managed to twist the line around a two-by-four.
The best early stories of f. scott fitzgerald
5
The swollen, discoloured scar of an inexpert vaccination on her left upper arm.
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Usage of layman in English
1
Now you're beginning to see it from a layman's point of view.
The unincorporated man
2
This book is written in terms that are comprehensible to the layman.
A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis
3
To the simple layman, it merely appears that Reeves is trying harder.
The Guardian
4
But it was quite a natural suggestion for a layman to make.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
5
But in all other respects he shall be considered as a layman.
The Parish Clerk
6
It protects us by protecting the layman, the same as medical associations.
The Demolished Man
7
Why is not the same argument urged in favour of the layman?
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
8
Indeed, it still is celebrated, though to the layman it is forgotten.
The Blind Spot
9
In 1553, though a layman, he was himself filling various ecclesiastical offices.
Old and New Masters
10
The chair this evening will be taken by Mr. Pratt, a layman.
Red Pottage
11
Therefore it seems that a layman, who has no orders, cannot baptize.
Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
12
So far this imputed vicarious character attaches also to the layman's life.
The Theory of the Leisure Class
13
And John's successor was a layman until the time of his election.
Medieval Europe
14
I'm still a layman, standing outside the door of the Web world.
Enigma of China
15
He was killed most cruelly, together with two' priests and a layman.
France in the Nineteenth Century
16
In layman's terms, it swivels the horizontal tail, which dips the nose.
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Translations for layman
Portuguese
leigolaico
Layman through the time
Layman across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common