layman
nounOne who is not a cleric.
nounOne who is a nonprofessional in a given field.
nounAn unprofessional man; a man belonging to the laity or general mass of people, as distinguished from members of the professions of divinity, law, and medicine; specifically, one who does not belong to the clerical profession; more particularly, a church-member who is not a clergyman: also sometimes applied to persons with reference to any other profession or occupation in which they are not expert.
nounSame as
One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some particular profession, in distinction from those who do.
nounA lay figure. See under
by analogy, someone who is not a professional in a given field
nouna common person
nouna person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject