archer
/ˈɑːtʃə(r)/noun
उच्चारण आर्चर
धनुर्धर, तीरंदाज़
Core word
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a person who shoots arrows with a bow, as a sport or, in the past, as a weapon
धनुर्धर, तीरंदाज़
- In the Mahabharata, Arjuna is described as the greatest archer of his time.
- Indian archers won gold in the team event.
- The archer drew the string back and aimed at the target.
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- Young archers practise every morning at the sports ground.
- Medieval archers could shoot arrows from a great distance.
Synonyms bowman
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
archer + noun / an archer from + place
Archer is a countable noun for a person, so it needs an article or a plural; for the sport itself, use the uncountable noun archery.
'Archer' व्यक्ति के लिए countable noun है, इसलिए इसके साथ article या plural चाहिए; खेल के लिए uncountable noun 'archery' का प्रयोग होता है।
- An archer from Jharkhand won the gold medal.
- The archers waited for the signal to shoot.
archer + verb of aiming
Archers draw, aim and release; these verbs describe the usual movement of the sport.
Archers draw, aim और release करते हैं; ये verbs इस खेल की सामान्य क्रिया बताते हैं।
- The archer drew the bow, aimed and released the arrow.
archer + of + place / sport
Add of or from with a place or country to say where an archer belongs, and use a title like national archer or Olympic archer for rank.
Archer कहाँ का है, यह बताने के लिए स्थान या देश के साथ 'of' या 'from' लगाइए, और स्तर बताने के लिए national archer या Olympic archer जैसी उपाधि।
- She is an archer of great promise from Odisha.
- The Olympic archer practises six hours a day.
archer + verb in the past: shot, aimed, drew
The past tense of shoot is shot and of draw is drew, so say the archer shot an arrow and drew the bow; shooted and drawed are wrong.
Shoot का past tense shot और draw का drew है, इसलिए 'the archer shot an arrow' और 'drew the bow' कहिए; shooted और drawed ग़लत हैं।
- The archer drew the bow and shot the arrow in one smooth movement.
- Last year, she shot a perfect score at the state meet.
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adjective + archer
skilledOlympicnationalexpertyoung
- The young archer practised every evening after school.
archer + verb
drawsaimsshootshits the targetmisses
- The archer aims carefully before she shoots.
noun + archer
tribalmountedmedievalParalympic
- Mounted archers were an important part of old armies.
archer + preposition + noun
archer with a bowarcher at the linearcher in the finalarcher on horseback
- The archer on horseback hit three targets in a minute.
verb + as an archer
traincompetequalifyexcelrepresent
- Radhika qualified as an archer for the district team.
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- The archer hit the centre of the target with her last arrow.
तीरंदाज़ ने अपने आख़िरी तीर से निशाने के केंद्र को भेद दिया।
- Eklavya is remembered in the Mahabharata as a great archer.
एकलव्य को महाभारत में एक महान तीरंदाज़ के रूप में याद किया जाता है।
- Archers from many states took part in the national championship.
अनेक राज्यों के तीरंदाज़ों ने राष्ट्रीय प्रतियोगिता में भाग लिया।
- The village archer taught the children how to hold a bow.
गाँव के तीरंदाज़ ने बच्चों को धनुष पकड़ना सिखाया।
- An archer needs a steady hand and a calm mind.
तीरंदाज़ को स्थिर हाथ और शांत मन की आवश्यकता होती है।