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Beginner vs Layman - What's the difference?

beginner | layman |

As nouns the difference between beginner and layman

is that beginner is someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started while layman is layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.

beginner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
    • I'm pretty new at learning Japanese, I'm just a beginner .
  • Someone who sets (or puts) something in motion
    • The beginner of the games lit the ceremonial torch .

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    layman

    English

    (wikipedia layman)

    Noun

    (laymen)
  • layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy
  • by analogy, someone who is not a professional in a given field
    • Carmen is not a professional anthropologist, but strictly a layman .
    Let me explain it to you in layman's terms.
  • a common person
  • a person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject
  • * 2005 , .
    • should he be held to be just a layman , or does he have some art?
  • a generally ignorant person
  • lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order

    • Antonyms

    * expert * specialist * professional

    Derived terms

    * in layman's terms

    Related terms

    * laity