drifter
/ˈdrɪftə/noun
उच्चारण ड्रिफ़्ट
आवारा, बिना ठिकाने के भटकने वाला व्यक्ति
Core word
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[C]
a person who moves from place to place and job to job without a settled home or plan
आवारा, बिना ठिकाने के भटकने वाला व्यक्ति
- He was a drifter who took odd jobs wherever he went.
- The police questioned a drifter who had been seen near the station.
- The village welcomed the drifter and gave him a meal.
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- As a young man he was a drifter, never staying in one town for long.
- A drifter with no family or home had slept at the station.
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[C] technical
a boat or ship that is carried along by the current rather than steered
धारा के साथ बहने वाली नाव या जहाज़
- The fishing drifter was found miles from the coast.
- The old drifter was caught in a storm off the coast.
- A herring drifter set out from the harbour before dawn.
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- The crew of the drifter hauled in their long nets.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
a drifter (countable noun)
Drifter is a countable noun for a person; it needs a or the in the singular and takes -s in the plural.
'Drifter' countable noun है, इसलिए singular में a या the आता है और plural में -s लगता है।
- He was a drifter who never stayed in one town for more than a year.
- The two drifters slept on the railway platform.
drifter + from place to place / job to job
The idea of moving without a plan is usually completed with a phrase showing movement between places or jobs.
बिना योजना के घूमने का भाव प्रायः 'from place to place' या 'from job to job' जैसे phrase से पूरा होता है।
- Rakesh lived as a drifter, moving from job to job across the north.
drifter as a boat (specialised use)
In fishing, a drifter is a boat that lets its nets float with the current instead of being steered against it.
मछली पकड़ने में 'drifter' वह नाव है जो जाल को धारा के साथ बहने देती है, धारा के विरुद्ध चलाई नहीं जाती।
- The fishermen sailed out in a small drifter before dawn.
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adjective + drifter
youngaimlesslonelypennilessrestless
- The penniless drifter asked the dhaba owner for a job.
verb + drifter
becomelive aslook liketreat asturn into
- After losing his job he turned into a drifter.
drifter + verb
wanderarrivemove onsettlesleep rough
- A drifter arrived in the village and never left.
drifter and related words
wanderervagrantnomadloner
- Unlike a nomad, a drifter has no tradition or group to follow.
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- The old drifter told stories of every railway station between Delhi and Chennai.
बूढ़े घुमक्कड़ ने दिल्ली और चेन्नई के बीच हर रेलवे स्टेशन की कहानियाँ सुनाईं।
- Radhika's uncle was a drifter in his twenties, but he later became a teacher.
राधिका के चाचा बीस वर्ष की उम्र में भटकते रहते थे, पर बाद में वे शिक्षक बन गए।
- Nobody in the colony knew the drifter who rented the room above the shop.
कॉलोनी में कोई भी उस घुमक्कड़ को नहीं जानता था जिसने दुकान के ऊपर वाला कमरा किराये पर लिया था।
- The police questioned a young drifter about the theft at the bus stand.
पुलिस ने बस अड्डे की चोरी के बारे में एक युवा आवारा से पूछताछ की।
- The trawler and the drifter returned together when the sea became rough.
समुद्र उग्र होने पर ट्रॉलर और ड्रिफ्टर नाव साथ लौट आईं।
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✗ The drifter have no home.
✓ The drifter has no home.
A singular noun takes has, not have.
Singular noun 'drifter' के साथ 'has' आता है, 'have' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All four describe people without a fixed home, but they differ in reason and attitude.
चारों शब्द बिना स्थायी घर वाले लोगों के लिए हैं, पर कारण और भाव में अंतर है।
Someone who moves without a plan or goal, often from job to job.
वह व्यक्ति जो बिना योजना या लक्ष्य के, प्रायः एक काम से दूसरे काम में, भटकता है।
- The drifter took whatever work he could find.
A member of a community that moves regularly with its animals and tents, by tradition.
ऐसे समुदाय का सदस्य जो परंपरा से पशुओं और तंबुओं के साथ नियमित रूप से घूमता है।
- The nomads of Rajasthan travel with their camels.
A legal and formal word for a homeless person who has no work and begs.
बेघर और बेरोज़गार व्यक्ति के लिए कानूनी और औपचारिक शब्द।
- The vagrant was moved from the station by the police.