native speaker
ˈneɪtɪv ˈspiːkər
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Definition of native speaker - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

linguisticsperson who learned a language from birth
  • She is a native speaker of Spanish.
  • Being a native speaker, he easily understood the nuances.
  • Native speakers often have an intuitive grasp of grammar.
first language mother tongue
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non-native language
language not native to the speaker
education
native speaker assisting in foreign language teaching
language
in the manner of a native speaker
linguistics
native speaker providing language insights
natural usage
using expressions natural to a native speaker
NNESacr.
acr: non-native English speaker
person who speaks English as a second language
NNSacr.
acr: non-native speaker
person who speaks a different language
NNSEacr.
acr: non-native speaker of English
person learning English as a second language

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  1. French:locuteur natif, ...
  2. German:Muttersprachler, ...
  3. Italian:madrelingua, ...
  4. Spanish:hablante nativa, ...
  5. Portuguese:falante nativo, ...
  6. Chinese:母语者, ...
  7. Japanese:ネイティブスピーカー, ...
  8. Arabic:مُتَحَدِّث أَصْلِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:דּוֹבֵר יְלִיד, ...
  10. Russian:носитель языка, ...
  11. Ukrainian:носій мови, ...
  12. Hindi:मातृभाषी, ...
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