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crammer

/ˈkræmə(r)/noun

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रटाने वाला कोचिंग संस्थान या शिक्षक

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] British, informal

    a school or teacher that prepares students quickly and intensively for exams

    रटाने वाला कोचिंग संस्थान या शिक्षक

    • He went to a crammer in London to retake his exams.
    • Some parents send children to a crammer before the board exams.
    • Many students went to a crammer to improve their marks.
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    • The crammer offered a short course before the retake.
    • He taught at a crammer in the city for ten years.
  2. 2

    [C] British, informal

    a book that helps students learn a lot quickly before an exam

    परीक्षा के लिए जल्दी याद कराने वाली किताब, कुंजी

    • a history crammer
    • He borrowed a crammer of English grammar the night before the exam.
    • She bought a crammer to revise the whole subject quickly.
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    • A crammer is useful but cannot replace regular study.
    • The shelf was full of old science crammers.
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a crammer / crammers (countable)

A crammer is a school, book or teacher focused on fast exam preparation. The word is often critical.

Crammer ऐसा स्कूल, पुस्तक या शिक्षक है जो परीक्षा की तेज़ तैयारी पर केंद्रित हो; यह शब्द प्रायः आलोचनात्मक होता है।

  • He was sent to a crammer to pass the entrance test.
  • The book is a crammer for the history paper.

a crammer for + exam

The exam is named after for: a crammer for the civil service.

परीक्षा का नाम for के बाद आता है: a crammer for the civil service।

  • Radhika bought a crammer for the English paper.

crammer = student who crams

It can also mean a student who studies at the last minute.

इसका अर्थ वह विद्यार्थी भी है जो अंतिम समय में पढ़ाई करता है।

  • The library is full of crammers a day before the test.

crammer (British, dated)

In British English from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries a crammer was a private school for weak students. The word now sounds dated.

उन्नीसवीं और बीसवीं सदी की ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में crammer कमज़ोर विद्यार्थियों का निजी विद्यालय होता था; यह शब्द अब पुराना लगता है।

  • In the novel, the hero attends a crammer in London.
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adjective + crammer

privatelast-minutefamousexpensivequick

  • He joined an expensive crammer to repeat the year.

verb + crammer

attendjoinrecommendbuyuse

  • Many candidates use a crammer in the final week.

crammer + noun

bookcourseguideschool

  • The crammer guide had short notes and past papers.

crammer for exam

for the SSCfor the bank POfor the board examfor the entrance test

  • A crammer for the bank PO exam sells fast.
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  • A crammer can improve scores, but it rarely builds deep understanding.

Crammer अंक सुधार सकता है, पर गहरी समझ विरले ही बनाता है।

  • Radhika used a crammer only in the last week before the paper.

राधिका ने प्रश्नपत्र से पहले केवल अंतिम सप्ताह में crammer का उपयोग किया।

  • The old crammer taught Latin to boys who had failed.

पुराने crammer में उन लड़कों को लैटिन पढ़ाई जाती थी जो फ़ेल हो चुके थे।

  • He is a last-minute crammer who studies all night.

वह अंतिम समय में पढ़ने वाला विद्यार्थी है जो पूरी रात पढ़ता है।

  • Teachers advise students not to depend on a crammer.

शिक्षक विद्यार्थियों को crammer पर निर्भर न रहने की सलाह देते हैं।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ He prepared with a crammer to the exam.

✓ He prepared with a crammer for the exam.

Preparation for an exam takes the preposition for.

परीक्षा की तैयारी के लिए preposition 'for' आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Crammer, tutor and guide-book can all prepare students, but in different ways.

Crammer, tutor और guide-book सभी विद्यार्थियों को तैयार कर सकते हैं, पर तरीक़े अलग हैं।

crammer

Focused on fast, last-minute preparation for an exam.

परीक्षा की तेज़, अंतिम समय की तैयारी पर केंद्रित।

  • The crammer covered the syllabus in a week.

tutor

A teacher who teaches one student or a small group over time.

ऐसा शिक्षक जो एक विद्यार्थी या छोटे समूह को लंबे समय तक पढ़ाता है।

  • Her tutor visits twice a week.

guidebook

A printed book of notes and questions for self-study.

self-study के लिए नोट्स और प्रश्नों की मुद्रित पुस्तक।

  • The guidebook has solved papers.
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