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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In layman’s terms: more than a million bathtubs too many.
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Their argument becomes harder to make when the results continue to disappoint in similar ways, at least to the layman’s eye.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
In layman’s terms, with the hair follicle destroyed, hair cannot grow.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
The second event — explained in layman’s terms — is when a tiny bit of the sun, plasma and magnetic fields, is ejected.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Their argument becomes harder to make when the results continue to disappoint in similar ways, at least to the layman’s eye.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
In layman’s terms, with the hair follicle destroyed, hair cannot grow.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
The second event — explained in layman’s terms — is when a tiny bit of the sun, plasma and magnetic fields, is ejected.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Layman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layman. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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