# non-native speaker

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Someone who has another native tongue than the language being used.

## Etymology
From non-native + speaker or non- + native speaker.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/non-native-speaker