Definitions for Layman

Layman lay·man

Spelling: [ley-muh n]
IPA: /ˈleɪ mən/

Layman is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 71 anagrams from letters in Layman (aalmny).

Definitions for Layman

noun

  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.

Origin of Layman

Middle English word dating back to 1150-1200; See origin at lay3, man1

Examples for Layman

But he is wrong when he denies to her a right to a seat in this body as a layman.

Reading such a thing might convince the layman that getting hammered is healthy for the heart.

This book is written in terms that are comprehensible to the layman.

Of course, it is difficult for a layman to form an opinion when experts differ.

Even a layman can see the unconnected letters and the strange angles of the note.

Was the gentleman” (he chose that word as he looked at the boys) “layman or clerk?

Is she a layman in the sense of that word in the Discipline?

He had a friend, a layman, who was a good man, belonged to the Army.

As an acolyte, after all, he rated just barely above a layman; he had no powers whatever.

Nuclear jargon has evolved into a code that is indecipherable to the layman.

Word Value for Layman
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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