1. A man who is not a clergyman or a professional person
   "As a layman, he found some of the medical terminology confusing"

Derived forms: laymen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], layperson, man, secular, sod [informal]

Antonym: clergyman

Encyclopedia: Layman, John