layman

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His voice throughout is that of a well-informed, open-minded layman who, almost by the way, is a natural storyteller.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The need for O'Neill to explain the concessions in such layman terms speaks volumes.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

An entire subset of TikTok is titled “The Tea on Why Friendships End on Vacations,” where layman advisers explain why this is such a common issue.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2025

If all this seems amazing to a layman, it is equally implausible to people in the sport because no one ever did it before.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2024

In reality, there is no sharp break, no difference in kind, between the expert and the layman, only a difference in degree.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson