General practitioner and Layman

General practitioner

General practitioner noun - A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.

Layman and general practitioner are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Layman" instead a noun phrase "General practitioner".

Layman

Layman noun - A person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession.
Usage example: the discussion about investing was geared more to the layman than to the professional investor
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General practitioner and layman are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General practitioner" instead a noun "Layman".
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