native speaker

/ˌneɪdɪv ˌspikər/
/ˈneɪtɪv ˈspikə/
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Other forms: native speakers

Definitions of native speaker
  1. noun
    a speaker of a particular language who has spoken that language since earliest childhood
    “native speakers of French”
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    type of:
    speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer
    someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
Pronunciation
US
/ˌneɪdɪv ˌspikər/
UK
/ˈneɪtɪv ˈspikə/
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