layperson: Meaning and Definition of

lay•per•son

Pronunciation: (lā'pûr"sun), [key]
— n.
  1. a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
  2. a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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