native speaker
noun [ C ] uk/ˌneɪ.tɪv ˈspiː.kər/ us/ˌneɪ.t̬ɪv ˈspiː.kɚ/
B2 母语使用者，说本族语的人
someone who has spoken a particular language since they were a baby, rather than having learned it as a child or adult
All our teachers are native speakers of English. 我们所有的老师都是以英语为母语的人。
a native-speaker dictionary 说本族语者使用的词典
- More examples
- He is a native speaker of Russian.
- Native speakers just learn these idioms naturally.
- I know I'll never speak French like a native speaker.