/ Thesaurus / L Synonyms of lay reader Find synonyms for: Noun1. lay reader, layman, layperson, secularusage: a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal churchWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language