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non-native speaker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who has another native tongue than the language being used.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: allophone

Antonyms: native speaker

History

Etymology

From non-native + speaker or non- + native speaker.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: nie-moedertaalspreker — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • Chinese Mandarin: 非母語人士 /非母语人士 (fēi-mǔyǔ rénshì) — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • Dutch: niet-moedertaalspreker — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • Dutch: niet-moedertaalspreekster — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • Finnish: ei-syntyperäinen puhuja — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • French: locuteur non-natif — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • German: Nichtmuttersprachler — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • German: Nichtmuttersprachlerin — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • German: Nicht-Muttersprachler — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • German: Nicht-Muttersprachlerin — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • Polish: nierodzimy użytkownik języka — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • Polish: nierodzima użytkowniczka języka — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • Portuguese: falante não-nativo — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used
  • Spanish: hablante no nativo — someone who has another native tongue than the language being used