layperson

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one who is not formally trained in a given subject or profession

The book was written for professionals, but an intelligent layperson could understand most of it.

The term layman or layperson originated from the use of the term laity, but over the centuries, changed definition to mean a person who is a non-expert in a given field of knowledge
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
{i} one who is not a professional, nonexpert; member of a religious congregation who is not a member of the clergy
laypersons laypeople a layman or laywoman
laypeople
plural of layperson
layperson
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