lay reader

noun

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1
: a layperson authorized to conduct parts of the church services not requiring a priest or minister
2
: layman sense 2

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An Accessible Writer Professor Kahneman propagated his findings with an appealing writing style, using illustrative vignettes with which even lay readers could engage. — Robert D. Hershey Jr., New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024 In this elegant volume, equally valuable to specialists and lay readers, two lifelong scholars of First Amendment jurisprudence gather an array of experts to explore the problems presented by digital technology and their possible solutions. — Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022

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1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of lay reader was in 1751

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