beekeeper
/ˈbiːkiːpə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बीकीपर
मधुमक्खी पालक
Core word
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a person who owns and looks after bees in order to collect their honey
मधुमक्खी पालक
- Beekeepers in the village sell their honey at the weekly market.
- The beekeeper wore a net over his face.
- The beekeeper checks each frame in the hive for disease.
+ 2 more examples
- Anil trained as a beekeeper after attending a course at the agricultural college.
- A beekeeper in Uttarakhand told us how the hills affect the honey.
Synonyms apiarist
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a beekeeper (countable noun)
Beekeeper names a person who keeps bees for honey or for pollination. Use a before it and the plural beekeepers for more than one.
'Beekeeper' उस व्यक्ति का नाम है जो शहद या परागण के लिए मधुमक्खियाँ पालता है। इससे पहले a लगता है और एक से अधिक के लिए beekeepers।
- A beekeeper needs a veil and thick gloves.
- Beekeepers in Himachal sell mountain honey to tourists.
beekeeper + of / in + place
To say where a beekeeper works, use in with a place or of with a group or area.
यह बताने के लिए कि मधुमक्खी-पालक कहाँ काम करता है, स्थान के साथ 'in' या समूह/क्षेत्र के साथ 'of' प्रयोग करें।
- He is a beekeeper in a small village near Shimla.
work as a beekeeper / become a beekeeper
After become or work as, a singular job title takes a or an, because beekeeper is a countable noun.
'Become' या 'work as' के बाद singular व्यवसाय-वाचक शब्द से पहले a या an लगता है, क्योंकि beekeeper countable noun है।
- After retirement he became a beekeeper.
- She works as a beekeeper on an organic farm.
beekeeper vs apiarist
Apiarist is a more formal word for a beekeeper, used in scientific or professional writing.
'Apiarist' मधुमक्खी-पालक के लिए अधिक औपचारिक शब्द है, जो वैज्ञानिक या व्यावसायिक लेखन में आता है।
- The university invited a senior apiarist to talk to the beekeepers.
+Collocations 4
adjective + beekeeper
localexperiencedamateurcommercialorganic
- An experienced beekeeper can tell if a hive is healthy by its sound.
verb + beekeeper
trainbecomehireconsultsupport
- The government trains young beekeepers under a rural scheme.
beekeeper + noun
suitveilassociationsmokergloves
- The beekeeper's suit covers the whole body.
beekeeper + verb
harvestinspectsmokemoveprotect
- The beekeeper harvested honey in early summer.
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- The beekeeper lifted a frame covered with bees and showed it to the children.
मधुमक्खी-पालक ने मधुमक्खियों से ढका फ्रेम उठाया और बच्चों को दिखाया।
- Many farmers in Punjab have become beekeepers to earn extra income.
पंजाब के कई किसान अतिरिक्त आय के लिए मधुमक्खी-पालक बन गए हैं।
- A beekeeper never wears dark clothes near the hive.
मधुमक्खी-पालक छत्ते के पास कभी गहरे रंग के कपड़े नहीं पहनता।
- Radhika interviewed a beekeeper for her school project on honey.
राधिका ने शहद पर अपने स्कूल प्रोजेक्ट के लिए एक मधुमक्खी-पालक का साक्षात्कार लिया।
- The beekeeper warned us not to swat at the bees.
मधुमक्खी-पालक ने हमें मधुमक्खियों पर हाथ न मारने की चेतावनी दी।
- A good beekeeper learns to read the mood of the hive.
अच्छा मधुमक्खी-पालक छत्ते का मिज़ाज पढ़ना सीख जाता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ My uncle is beekeeper.
✓ My uncle is a beekeeper.
A singular job noun needs a or an after be.
Singular व्यवसाय-वाचक noun से पहले 'be' के बाद a या an आवश्यक है।
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Synonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The keeping of bees is apiculture, and a place where bees are kept is an apiary.
मधुमक्खी पालन को apiculture और जिस जगह मधुमक्खियाँ पाली जाती हैं उसे apiary कहते हैं।