Able to communicate in the French language; -- used especially of those whose native language is French.

Person with French as mother tongue. (Source: 1996 Census Dictionary, Statistics Canada)

Québécois. Someone in Canada whose mother tongue is French.

a person who speak French, as a mother or learning tongue

a person who speaks French , especially as a first language

a person who speaks French natively or by adoption

Any person, of whatever ethnic origin or mother tongue, whose first official language is French.

A person who speaks French natively or adopted it as its primary language through assimilation.

A person whose mother tongue is French.

The adjective Francophone means French-speaking. It is typically used to describe a French-speaking person. Geopolitically, it is used to refer to a person that speaks French as a first language or who self-identifies with this language group.