noun
- a person who does not speak a particular language
Examples
- As a nonspeaker of French, she struggled to understand the conversation.
- The program is designed for both native speakers and nonspeakers of English.
- Many nonspeakers of Spanish found the class challenging at first.
- The survey included responses from both speakers and nonspeakers of the local dialect.
- Being a nonspeaker of Mandarin, he relied on translation apps during his trip to China.