nonspeaker
One without speech
A nonspeaker is someone who does not speak a particular language or does not speak at all.
In discussions of disability and autism, nonspeaker often refers to people who communicate through means other than speech—writing, typing, sign language, or assistive devices: Many nonspeakers prefer this term to "nonverbal" because they do use language, just not spoken language.
Having no voice
- nonverbalNot using speech
- silentProducing no sound
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- aphonicUnable to produce voice
mutism · aphasia · dysarthria · laryngectomy · sign-language · gestural · pantomime
One who observes nearby
- onlookerPerson who observes
- spectatorObserver at an event
- witnessOne who attests
- listenerOne who attends aurally
audience · passive · nonparticipant · wallflower · fly-on-the-wall · eavesdropper · lurker · attendee
Not indigenous to a place
- learnerOne gaining knowledge
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- monolingualSpeaking one language only
- anglophoneNative speaker of English
francophone · fluency · proficiency · comprehension · listener · understander · interpreter · translator
voiceless
Having no voice
aphonic · mutism · aphasia · dysarthria · laryngectomy · sign-language · gestural · pantomime
bystander
One who observes nearby
listener · audience · passive · nonparticipant · wallflower · fly-on-the-wall · eavesdropper · lurker · attendee · noncontributor
nonnative
Not indigenous to a place
- learnerOne gaining knowledge
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- monolingualSpeaking one language only
anglophone · francophone · fluency · proficiency · comprehension · listener · understander · interpreter · translator · immersion
nonspeakerspeaker
One who talks
talker · vocalizer · verbalizer · conversationalist · communicator
nonspeakerspeaker
One who talks
orator · presenter · lecturer · speechmaker · public speaker