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native speaker
[ ney-tiv spee-ker ]
noun
- a person whose knowledge and use of a language is characterized by the fact that it is their first or native language, a language that a person acquires fully through extensive exposure in childhood: The first requirement is that you can hold a one-minute conversation with a native speaker of German. Compare nonnative speaker ( def ).
As native speakers, we are often not conscious of the conjugation rules we follow.
The first requirement is that you can hold a one-minute conversation with a native speaker of German.
native speaker
noun
- a person having a specified native language
a native speaker of Cree
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Word History and Origins
Origin of native speaker1
First recorded in 1855–60; nonnative speaker ( def )
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Example Sentences
Schmitt watched English-language movies, and sought out a native speaker to converse with informally.
From The Daily Beast
We hear a foreign sentence as pronounced at a normal speed by a native speaker.
From Project Gutenberg
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