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Layman vs Dabbler - What's the difference?

layman | dabbler |

As nouns the difference between layman and dabbler

is that layman is layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy while dabbler is one who dabbles.

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

    dabbler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • one who dabbles
  • : Marissa was just a dabbler when it came to writing; she blogged a little, but had never submitted any work to a serious publication.

    • Synonyms

    * amateur * dilettante

    Antonyms

    * lifestyler

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