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nonspeaker

nonspeaker noun: one who cannot speak; a mute.

Noun

nonspeaker (plural nonspeakers)

  1. One who cannot speak; a mute.
  2. One who does not speak a particular language or dialect.
    • Many visitors to France are nonspeakers of French.

Forms of nonspeaker

pluralnonspeakers

Origin of nonspeaker

From non- + speaker.

Questions about nonspeaker

What does nonspeaker mean?
Nonspeaker means one who cannot speak; a mute.
What part of speech is nonspeaker?
Nonspeaker is a noun.
What is the plural of nonspeaker?
The plural of nonspeaker is nonspeakers.

Words near nonspeaker in the dictionary

  1. nonspatiality
  2. nonspatialized
  3. nonspatially
  4. nonspatiotemporal
  5. nonspeak
  6. nonspeaker
  7. nonspeakers
  8. nonspeaking
  9. nonspecial
  10. nonspecialised
  11. nonspecialising

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