laywoman
[ ley-woom-uhn ]
Origin of laywoman
1usage note For laywoman
See -woman.
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How to use laywoman in a sentence
One Italian paper even suggested that an unnamed laywoman had secretly ordered the butler to do it.
The Pope’s Butler Silenced in VatiLeaks Investigation | Barbie Latza Nadeau | May 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut when you speak of man acting as a unit he is a layman, but you never say a laywoman.
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British Dictionary definitions for laywoman
laywoman
/ (ˈleɪwʊmən) /
nounplural -women
a woman who is not a member of the clergy
a woman who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject: a guide for the laywoman
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