Definitions for native speaker
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Princeton's WordNet
native speaker(noun)
a speaker of a particular language who has spoken that language since earliest childhood
"native speakers of French"
Wiktionary
native speaker(Noun)
A person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue.
Translations for native speaker
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
native speaker(noun)
a person who has spoken a particular language ever since he was able to speak at all
I am a native speaker of English; a native Spanish speaker.
- moedertaalsprekerAfrikaans
- ناطِق اللغَهArabic
- говорещ родния си езикBulgarian
- falantePortuguese (BR)
- rodilý mluvčíCzech
- jemand mit der Muttersprache ...German
- har xx som modersmålDanish
- φυσικός ομιλητήςGreek
- nativoSpanish
- emakeelena rääkijaEstonian
- گوینده بومیFarsi
- kieltä äidinkielenään puhuvaFinnish
- locuteur natifFrench
- דוֹבֵר (שְׂפַת אֵם)Hebrew
- देशीHindi
- izvorni govornikCroatian
- (angol, spanyol stb.) anyanyelvűHungarian
- pembicara asliIndonesian
- sá sem hefur tiltekið mál að móðurmáliIcelandic
- madrelinguaItalian
- 母国語話者Japanese
- 원어민Korean
- žmogus, kuriam kokia kalba yra gimtojiLithuanian
- (dzimtās) valodas nesējsLatvian
- penutur asliMalay
- moedertaalsprekerDutch
- innfødt, –talendeNorwegian
- rodzimy użytkownik językaPolish
- زبان مادرى گویندهPersian
- په مورنى ژبه غږيدونكىPashto
- falantePortuguese
- vorbitor nativRomanian
- носитель языкаRussian
- rodený Angličan, Španiel ap.Slovak
- ki mu je materin jezik...Slovenian
- izvorni govornikSerbian
- person som har ... som modersmålSwedish
- เจ้าของภาษาThai
- anadil konuşuruTurkish
- 某語言為其母語者Chinese (Trad.)
- носій мовиUkrainian
- مادري زبان والاUrdu
- người nói tiếng mẹ đẻVietnamese
- 讲本民族语言者Chinese (Simp.)
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