laymen

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Enormous companies use it to work faster, and their engineers know enough about code to use it more powerfully than laymen.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

Priests as well as laymen view their religion as a liturgy celebrating Russia’s glorious history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

But to laymen — and not a few of those in uniform — the M-10 Booker presents an unmistakable profile.

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2023

While the term is used by laymen as a catch-all for electronic music, techno has a distinctive sound defined by a “four on the floor” uniform, rhythmic beat pattern.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

Gopal had taught me that magicians never reveal the secrets of their trade to laymen.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg