driver
/ˈdraɪvə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ड्राइवर
चालक, ड्राइवर; प्रेरक तत्व
Basic word
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a person who drives a vehicle; something that has a strong effect on something else and makes it develop; (computing) software that controls a device
चालक, ड्राइवर; प्रेरक तत्व
- a bus driver
- a key driver of growth
- The driver stopped the bus at the school gate.
+ 2 more examples
- She is a careful driver and never speeds.
- Exports remain the main driver of the country's economic growth.
Synonyms chauffeur motorist operator factor engine
Opposite passenger
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
driver of + vehicle
Use of for the vehicle driven; compounds are common: bus driver, taxi driver, lorry driver.
चलाई जाने वाली गाड़ी के लिए 'of' आता है; compound भी आम हैं: bus driver, taxi driver।
- The driver of the truck lost control on the bend.
- The bus driver stopped at the signal.
driver of + change / growth (abstract)
A driver can be a strong cause that makes something develop. The development follows of.
'Driver' वह मजबूत कारण भी हो सकता है जो किसी चीज़ को आगे बढ़ाता है; आगे बढ़ने वाली चीज़ 'of' के बाद आती है।
- Exports are the main driver of economic growth.
- Technology is a key driver of change in banking.
driver (computing)
In computing, a driver is software that lets a device such as a printer work with the computer. It is countable.
Computing में 'driver' वह software है जो printer जैसे device को computer के साथ चलाता है; यह countable है।
- Install the printer driver before connecting the device.
driver's licence / driver's seat
Possessive forms: driver's licence, driver's seat; 'driving licence' is also used in British English.
Possessive रूप: driver's licence, driver's seat; British English में 'driving licence' भी प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Radhika showed her driver's licence at the checkpoint.
+Collocations 5
adjective + driver
carefulrecklesslearnerprofessionaldrunk
- A reckless driver caused the crash.
noun + driver
taxibuslorryauto-rickshawtrain
- The auto-rickshaw driver returned the lost purse.
verb + driver
hirestopwarninstall aupdate a
- You need to update the graphics driver.
key driver of + noun
growthdemandchangeinflationsales
- Rising incomes are a key driver of demand.
in the driver's seat
in the driver's seatdriver's licencedriver's doorback-seat driver
- After the merger the new CEO was in the driver's seat.
“More examples 5
- The driver braked hard to avoid a cow on the highway.
चालक ने राजमार्ग पर एक गाय से बचने के लिए ज़ोर से ब्रेक लगाया।
- Education is the main driver of social progress.
शिक्षा सामाजिक प्रगति का मुख्य प्रेरक तत्व है।
- The cricket club hired a driver for the team bus.
क्रिकेट क्लब ने टीम बस के लिए एक चालक रखा।
- Without the right driver, the scanner will not work.
सही driver के बिना स्कैनर काम नहीं करेगा।
- The car's driver was wearing a seat belt and escaped with minor injuries.
कार के चालक ने seat belt पहनी थी और वह मामूली चोटों के साथ बच गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The driver of the bus were very careful.
✓ The driver of the bus was very careful.
The subject is driver, which is singular, not bus.
Subject 'driver' singular है, 'bus' नहीं, इसलिए 'was' आएगा।
✗ She has a driver licence.
✓ She has a driving licence.
The standard British forms are driving licence or driver's licence.
मानक British रूप 'driving licence' या 'driver's licence' हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name the person or the cause that moves something forward.
ये शब्द किसी चीज़ को आगे बढ़ाने वाले व्यक्ति या कारण को बताते हैं।
A person who drives a vehicle, or a strong factor in change.
गाड़ी चलाने वाला व्यक्ति, या परिवर्तन का प्रबल कारक।
- Demand is the driver of prices.
A paid driver who drives a private car for a rich employer.
वह वेतनभोगी चालक जो धनी नियोक्ता की निजी कार चलाता है।
- The minister's chauffeur opened the door.
Any person who drives a car, mostly used in news and rules.
कोई भी व्यक्ति जो कार चलाता है, प्रायः समाचारों और नियमों में प्रयुक्त।
- Motorists were advised to avoid the flooded road.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Usage: a driver of growth means a factor that makes something grow.
प्रयोग में driver of growth का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को बढ़ाने वाला कारक है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In the driver's seat (in control).
Idiom 'in the driver's seat' (नियंत्रण में)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person employed to drive a car is a chauffeur; a person who drives a car a motorist; a person who travels in a vehicle but does not drive a passenger; a person who drives a horse carriage a coachman.
कार चलाने के लिए नियुक्त व्यक्ति chauffeur; कार चलाने वाला motorist; वाहन में यात्रा करने वाला पर न चलाने वाला passenger (यात्री); घोड़ा-गाड़ी चलाने वाला coachman।
General knowledge
Safety GK: driving licences are issued under the Motor Vehicles Act; the minimum age for a car licence in India is 18.
सुरक्षा GK में ड्राइविंग लाइसेंस मोटर वाहन अधिनियम के तहत जारी होते हैं; भारत में कार लाइसेंस की न्यूनतम आयु 18 है।