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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesparlante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: parlante
"Lui è un parlante nativo di italiano."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who speaks, especially one who uses a particular language.
"As a native speaker of Spanish, she found it easy to communicate with the locals." - 2
A device that converts electrical energy into sound, allowing audio playback.
"He connected his phone to the speaker to play his favorite music."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'speaker' originates from the Old English 'specan', meaning 'to speak'. It evolved through Middle English as 'speker', reflecting the act of verbal communication, and has retained its core meaning related to vocal expression throughout its history.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Speaker" is said worldwide
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locuteur
Transliteration: lokuteur
"Il est un locuteur natif de français."
Sprecher
Transliteration: shprecher
"Er ist ein deutscher Sprecher."
parlante
Transliteration: parlante
"Lui è un parlante nativo di italiano."
hablante
Transliteration: ablante
"Ella es una hablante nativa de español."
falante
Transliteration: falante
"Ele é um falante nativo de português."
बोलने वाला
Transliteration: bolne wala
"वह हिंदी का बोलने वाला है।"
说话者
Transliteration: shuōhuà zhě
"他是中文的说话者。"
화자
Transliteration: hwaja
"그는 한국어 화자입니다."
話者
Transliteration: washa
"彼は日本語の話者です。"
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