הדיוט

Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “commoner, layman”). Doublet of אִידִיוֹט (idyót).

Noun

הֶדְיוֹט • (hedyót) m

  1. layman, a person who is uneducated in the subject matter at hand
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Bava Metzi'a, section 4.4:
      כשם שאונאה להדיוט כך אונאה לתגר רבי יהודה אומר אין אונאה לתגר
      Just as [the law of] fraud is [applicable] to [the case where one is dealing with] a layman, likewise [the law of] fraud is [applicable] to [the case where one is dealing with] a merchant. Rabbi Yehudah says: [The law of] fraud is not [applicable] to [the case where one is dealing with] a merchant.
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