How to say "native speaker"

Question

Hola!

The dictionary lists the translation for "native speaker" as:

native speaker -> hablante (sustantivo masculino) nativo(a)

Does that mean the word "hablante" is always masculine but that "nativo(a)" changes depending on the sex of the person you're talking about?

For example:

Estoy buscando un hablante nativo -> I'm looking for a (male) native speaker

Estoy buscando un hablante nativa -> I'm looking for a (female) native speaker

Any help much appreciated,

Rangi

Answer 1

Rangi, you are right:

la hablante nativa

el hablante nativo

Answer 2

De todas formas, no solemos andarnos con tanto lío:

soy nativa

soy nativo

Answer 3

Hablante is a noun and is invariable ie, both masculine and feminine.

Thanks for your replay. So it would be "El hablante nativo" and "La hablante nativa"? - Rangi, OCT 23, 2009

Answer 4

So how about referring to native speakers in general?

Necesito hablar con hablantes nativos de Español para aprender Español.

Corecto?