non-native speaker

English

Alternative forms

NNS (initialism)

Etymology

non-native +‎ speaker or non- +‎ native speaker

Noun

non-native speaker (plural non-native speakers)

(linguistics) Someone who has another native tongue than the language being used.
Synonym: allophone

Antonym: native speaker

Translations

someone who has another native tongue than the language being used

Afrikaans: nie-moedertaalspreker
Chinese:
Mandarin: 非母語人士／非母语人士 (fēi-mǔyǔ rénshì)
Dutch: niet-moedertaalspreker m, niet-moedertaalspreekster f
Finnish: ei-syntyperäinen puhuja
French: locuteur non-natif
German: Nichtmuttersprachler (de) m, Nichtmuttersprachlerin (de) f, Nicht-Muttersprachler m, Nicht-Muttersprachlerin f
Polish: nierodzimy użytkownik języka m, nierodzima użytkowniczka języka f
Portuguese: falante não-nativo m
Spanish: hablante no nativo m

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