Difference between Layperson and Layman

What is the difference between Layperson and Layman?

Layperson as a noun is one who is not formally trained in a given subject or profession while Layman as a noun is layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy

Layperson

Part of speech: noun

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

Layman

Part of speech: noun

Definition: layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergyby analogy, someone who is not a professional in a given fielda common persona person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subjecta generally ignorant personlay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order

Example sentence: There's something very satisfying about old cameras because they're ingenious. I mean when you take them apart and actually see, 'Oh, this is how we make photographs,' it's an ingenious thing, but it feels like it's in a way a layman can appreciate, whereas a digital camera, I don't even begin to know what goes into making a digital camera.

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