native speaker

na·tive speak·er

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ney-tiv spee-ker]
- /ˈneɪ tɪv ˈspi kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ney-tiv spee-ker]
- /ˈneɪ tɪv ˈspi kər/

Definitions of native speaker words

noun native speaker sb: language is their mother tongue 1
countable noun native speaker A native speaker of a language is someone who speaks that language as their first language rather than having learned it as a foreign language. 0
noun native speaker a person having a specified native language 0

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native speaker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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