LAYMAN Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

layman

noun

ˈlā-mən

as in amateur

a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession the discussion about investing was geared more to the layman than to the professional investor

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Recent Examples of layman So these two feel like the perfect guides to help a layman understand the Musk phenomenon. —

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Thanks to advanced performance technology, players are much better prepared for professional baseball coming out of the amateur ranks, and prospects have a much better chance of early success in the major leagues.

— Jim Bowden, New York Times, 13 May 2026
One analyst even declared the kidnapping the work of a lone amateur despite having described it as a sophisticated group of abductors just a couple weeks earlier.

— Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 May 2026