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The definition of a layman is a person who is not a professional in a given field, or a non-ordained member of a church.

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A casual handyman who does some projects at home but who is not a professional is an example of a layman.

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See layman in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. laymen

a member of the laity; person not a member of the clergy
a person not belonging to or skilled in a given profession: a medical textbook not for the layman

Origin: lay + man

See layman in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A man who is not a cleric.
A man who is a nonprofessional: His is just the layman's view of medicine. See Usage Note at man.

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