"non-native speaker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: non-native speakers [plural]
Etymology: From non-native + speaker or non- + native speaker. Etymology templates: {{com|en|non-native|speaker}} non-native + speaker, {{pre|en|non|native speaker}} non- + native speaker Head templates: {{en-noun}} non-native speaker (plural non-native speakers)
  1. (linguistics) Someone who has another native tongue than the language being used. Categories (topical): Linguistics, People, Sociolinguistics Synonyms: allophone, NNS [initialism] Derived forms: non-native-speaker Translations (someone who has another native tongue than the language being used): nie-moedertaalspreker (Afrikaans), 非母語人士 (Chinese Mandarin), 非母语人士 (fēi-mǔyǔ rénshì) (Chinese Mandarin), niet-moedertaalspreker [masculine] (Dutch), niet-moedertaalspreekster [feminine] (Dutch), ei-syntyperäinen puhuja (Finnish), locuteur non-natif (French), Nichtmuttersprachler [masculine] (German), Nichtmuttersprachlerin [feminine] (German), Nicht-Muttersprachler [masculine] (German), Nicht-Muttersprachlerin [feminine] (German), nierodzimy użytkownik języka [masculine] (Polish), nierodzima użytkowniczka języka [feminine] (Polish), falante não-nativo [masculine] (Portuguese), hablante no nativo [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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