Nonspeaker

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who cannot speak; a mute.
  2. 2
    One who does not speak a particular language or dialect.

    "Many visitors to France are nonspeakers of French."

Example

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"Many visitors to France are nonspeakers of French."

Etymology

From non- + speaker.

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