doorkeeper
/ˈdɔːkiːpə(r)/noun
उच्चारण डॉर्कीपर
द्वारपाल, दरबान
doorkeeper का हिंदी में अर्थ है द्वारपाल, दरबान. In English, doorkeeper means a person who guards the entrance of a building and checks who goes in.
Core word
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a person who guards the entrance of a building and checks who goes in
द्वारपाल, दरबान
- The doorkeeper would not let us into the hall without passes.
- The doorkeeper at the old theatre checked every ticket politely.
- The doorkeeper opened the gate for the guests.
+ 2 more examples
- A friendly doorkeeper greeted everyone at the entrance of the library.
- Ask the doorkeeper whether the manager is in his office.
Synonyms doorman porter gatekeeper
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
doorkeeper (countable noun)
A doorkeeper is a person whose job is to guard a door or gate. It is countable and needs a, the or a plural form.
Doorkeeper वह व्यक्ति है जिसका कार्य दरवाज़े या फाटक की रखवाली करना है। यह countable है, इसलिए a, the या plural रूप चाहिए।
- The doorkeeper asked for our invitation cards.
- Doorkeepers stood at all the gates.
doorkeeper of/at + place
Use of or at to say which building or gate the doorkeeper guards.
डोरकीपर किस इमारत या फाटक की रखवाली करता है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' या 'at' आता है।
- The doorkeeper of the old library knew every reader by name.
- He worked as a doorkeeper at the temple.
act as / work as + doorkeeper
Use as to state the role or job.
भूमिका या काम बताने के लिए 'as' आता है।
- Her grandfather worked as a doorkeeper in the court.
doorkeeper vs doorman vs gatekeeper
Doorkeeper is rather old-fashioned; doorman is used for hotels and flats; gatekeeper may refer to a person who controls access in a wider sense.
Doorkeeper कुछ पुराने ढंग का शब्द है; doorman होटलों और फ्लैटों के लिए आता है; gatekeeper का प्रयोग व्यापक अर्थ में पहुँच नियंत्रित करने वाले के लिए भी होता है।
- The editor acts as a gatekeeper for new writers.
+Collocations 4
adjective + doorkeeper
strictoldfaithfulpolitesleepynight
- The strict doorkeeper refused to let anyone in without a pass.
verb + doorkeeper
asktipshowgreetpassbribe
- Visitors must show their ID cards to the doorkeeper.
doorkeeper + verb
checksguardsopensrefusessalutesstands
- The doorkeeper salutes every officer who enters.
doorkeeper + of + building
of the palaceof the courtof the museumof the schoolof the temple
- The doorkeeper of the museum locks the gates at six.
“More examples 5
- The doorkeeper at the hostel noted every visitor's name in a register.
छात्रावास के द्वारपाल ने हर आगंतुक का नाम एक रजिस्टर में दर्ज किया।
- In the story, the doorkeeper of the king's court would not let the poor man in.
कहानी में राजा के दरबार के द्वारपाल ने उस गरीब आदमी को भीतर नहीं आने दिया।
- The doorkeeper told Radhika that the principal was in a meeting.
द्वारपाल ने राधिका से कहा कि प्राचार्य बैठक में हैं।
- Being a doorkeeper requires patience and good manners.
द्वारपाल होने के लिए धैर्य और अच्छे व्यवहार की आवश्यकता होती है।
- The old doorkeeper greeted us with a warm smile and opened the heavy gate.
बूढ़े द्वारपाल ने गर्मजोशी से मुस्कुराकर हमारा स्वागत किया और भारी फाटक खोला।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The doorkeeper asked to me to show the ticket.
✓ The doorkeeper asked me to show the ticket.
Ask takes the person directly as its object, with no to.
'Ask' के बाद व्यक्ति सीधे object के रूप में आता है, बीच में 'to' नहीं लगता।
✗ The doorkeeper told that no one could enter.
✓ The doorkeeper said that no one could enter.
Tell needs a person as its object (told us), while say can take a that-clause directly.
'Tell' के बाद व्यक्ति आना चाहिए (told us), जबकि 'say' सीधे that-clause लेता है।
✗ My uncle is working as doorkeeper in the school since 2010.
✓ My uncle has been working as a doorkeeper in the school since 2010.
A job role needs the article a, and since needs the present perfect continuous.
पद के लिए article 'a' आता है और 'since' के साथ present perfect continuous चाहिए।