doer
/ˈduːə(r)/noun
उच्चारण डूअर
कर्मठ व्यक्ति, काम करके दिखाने वाला
Core word
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[C] approving
a person who does things in an active and practical way, rather than just thinking or talking about them
कर्मठ व्यक्ति, काम करके दिखाने वाला
- We need doers, not talkers.
- Radhika is a doer; she never waits for others to start.
- Meena is a doer who finishes every task she starts.
+ 2 more examples
- The village needs a doer as sarpanch, not someone who only makes speeches.
- Be a doer and start your revision today.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a doer (countable noun)
A doer is a person who acts rather than talks. The plural is doers.
'Doer' वह व्यक्ति है जो बोलने की बजाय करता है। बहुवचन 'doers' है।
- Radhika is a doer, not a talker.
- The village needs doers, not speakers.
a doer of + noun
Doer of can be followed by a deed, usually in a formal or moral phrase.
'Doer of' के बाद कोई कर्म आ सकता है, प्रायः औपचारिक या नैतिक वाक्यांश में।
- He was a doer of good deeds.
- Be a doer of the word and not a hearer only.
doer / evil-doer / wrongdoer
Doer joins other words to make compounds: evildoer, wrongdoer, do-gooder.
'Doer' अन्य शब्दों से जुड़कर compounds बनाता है: evildoer, wrongdoer, do-gooder।
- The wrongdoer was punished by the court.
- An evildoer rarely sleeps well.
doer vs talker / thinker
Doer is often paired with thinker or talker to show different kinds of people.
'Doer' प्रायः 'thinker' या 'talker' के साथ विभिन्न प्रकार के लोगों को दिखाने के लिए आता है।
- Every team needs a thinker and a doer.
doers in a noun phrase
The plural doers is common in motivational talk: 'the world belongs to doers'. Keep the noun plural in general statements.
प्रेरक भाषणों में बहुवचन 'doers' आम है: 'the world belongs to doers'। सामान्य कथनों में noun बहुवचन रखें।
- The world belongs to doers.
- Doers are always in demand in a growing company.
+Collocations 5
adjective + doer
practicalnaturalgreatquiettireless
- He is a tireless doer who finishes every task.
verb + doer
be abecome aprove to be aturn into a
- She proved to be a doer in times of need.
doer vs
doer, not a talkerdoers and dreamersthinkers and doers
- The country needs thinkers and doers.
-doer compounds
evildoerwrongdoermalefactordo-goodertroublemaker
- The wrongdoer confessed in front of everyone.
doer + trait
initiativeenergypersistencepractical sense
- A doer has initiative and persistence.
“More examples 6
- Our principal is a doer who never delays a promise.
हमारी प्रधानाचार्य काम करने वाली हैं जो कभी वादे को टालती नहीं।
- Radhika is more of a doer than a dreamer.
राधिका सपने देखने वाली की बजाय काम करने वाली अधिक है।
- The meeting needed doers, but only talkers came.
बैठक को काम करने वालों की ज़रूरत थी, पर केवल बोलने वाले आए।
- The doers of mischief were soon caught.
शरारत करने वाले जल्द पकड़े गए।
- A good leader is both a thinker and a doer.
एक अच्छा नेता चिंतक भी होता है और कर्मठ भी।
- The teacher praised Radhika as a doer who helped without being asked.
शिक्षक ने राधिका की सराहना की कि वह बिना कहे मदद करने वाली कर्मठ लड़की है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is a doer, not talker.
✓ She is a doer, not a talker.
A singular countable noun needs the article a.
एकवचन गणनीय noun के साथ article 'a' चाहिए।
✗ He is a good doer in speeches.
✓ He is good at making speeches.
Do not use doer for a skill with words; use good at + -ing.
शब्दों के कौशल के लिए 'doer' का प्रयोग न करें; 'good at + -ing' लिखें।