native speaker

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Noun

native speaker (plural native speakers)

1. (linguistics) A person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue.

   Synonyms: L1 speaker

   Antonyms: non-native speaker

   Native speakers of English get paid much more than locals in the schools.

Related terms

• native-speaking

Translations

• French: locuteur natif, locutrice native
• German: Muttersprachler, Muttersprachlerin, native speaker, native Speaker, Native Speaker (Duden), Muttersprachiger (Swiss), Muttersprachige (Swiss)
• Italian: madrelingua
• Portuguese: falante nativo, falante nativa
• Russian: носи́тель языка́
• Spanish: hablante nativo, hablante nativa

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