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Definition of native speaker noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

native speaker

noun
 
/ˌneɪtɪv ˈspiːkə(r)/
 
/ˌneɪtɪv ˈspiːkər/
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  1. a person who speaks a language as their first language and has not learned it as a foreign language
    • Her English vocabulary is better than that of many native speakers I know.
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