layperson

Noun

layperson (plural laypeople or laypersons)

1. A person who is not a cleric.
   • Holonyms: laity; see also Thesaurus:laity
   • We should not underestimate European laypeople. They were perfectly capable of thinking for themselves, particularly about death, a religious theme in which everyone had an investment and about which everyone was likely to have an opinion. There is no need to invoke the idea of systematic pagan...2003, Diarmaid MacCulloch, The Reformation: A History, Penguin, →ISBN, page 16
2. One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.
   • The book was written for professionals, but an intelligent layperson could understand most of it.

   Synonyms:

   nonexpert, nonspecialist

   Antonyms:

   aficionado, expert, professional, specialist