Amateur
Amateur noun - A person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession.
Lay person and amateur are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lay person" instead a noun "Amateur".
Lay person
Amateur and lay person are semantically related. You can use "Amateur" instead a noun phrase "Lay person".
Mutual synonyms
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Lay person and Amateur. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amateur/lay_person
Amateur & Lay person. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/amateur/lay_person>.
Lay person or Amateur. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/amateur/lay_person.
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