"nonspeaker" meaning in English

See nonspeaker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: nonspeakers [plural]
Etymology: From non- + speaker. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|speaker}} non- + speaker Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonspeaker (plural nonspeakers)
  1. One who cannot speak; a mute.
    Sense id: en-nonspeaker-en-noun-7igkR90G Categories (other): English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 48 52
  2. One who does not speak a particular language or dialect.
    Sense id: en-nonspeaker-en-noun-~XwP59gQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nontalker

Inflected forms

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