drunkard
/ˈdrʌŋkəd/noun
उच्चारण ड्रंकड
शराबी, पियक्कड़
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C] old-fashioned
a person who drinks alcohol very often and too much
शराबी, पियक्कड़
- The old drunkard slept on the bench.
- The villagers sent the drunkard home before he could disturb the evening prayer.
- The drunkard was taken home by his neighbours.
+ 2 more examples
- Everyone in the lane knew the old drunkard by name.
- The story is about a drunkard who changed his ways.
Synonyms alcoholic drunk heavy drinker inebriate dipsomaniac
Opposite teetotaller abstainer non-drinker
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a drunkard (countable noun)
Drunkard is a noun for a person who drinks too much; it is not an adjective and needs an article.
'Drunkard' अधिक शराब पीने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए noun है; यह adjective नहीं है और इसे article चाहिए।
- The drunkard slept on the pavement.
- He became a drunkard after losing his job.
drunk / drunken / drunkard
Drunk is used after be, drunken before a noun, and drunkard is the noun for a regular drinker.
'Drunk' be के बाद, 'drunken' noun से पहले और 'drunkard' नियमित पीने वाले के लिए noun के रूप में प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The driver was drunk.
- A drunken man shouted outside the shop.
the village drunkard
The noun is often placed after a place or group word to say whom the person belongs to.
यह noun प्रायः स्थान या समूह के शब्द के बाद आकर बताता है कि व्यक्ति किसका है।
- The village drunkard was warned by the elders.
reform / cure a drunkard
Verbs of change often take drunkard as the object when a person tries to stop drinking.
बदलाव वाली क्रियाएँ प्रायः 'drunkard' को object के रूप में लेती हैं, जब व्यक्ति शराब छोड़ने का प्रयास करे।
- The camp helped reform several drunkards in the village.
+Collocations 4
adjective + drunkard
habitualhopelessknownoldvillage
- The habitual drunkard lost his job and his family.
verb + drunkard
becomereformavoidmarrydescribe as
- She refused to marry a drunkard.
drunkard + verb
staggersmumblesshoutssleepsfalls
- The drunkard staggered down the lane.
noun + drunkard
villagetownneighbourhoodformerreformed
- He is a reformed drunkard and now helps others quit.
“More examples 5
- The play shows how a drunkard ruins his family.
नाटक दिखाता है कि कैसे एक शराबी अपने परिवार को बर्बाद कर देता है।
- The old drunkard begged outside the liquor shop.
बूढ़ा शराबी शराब की दुकान के बाहर भीख माँग रहा था।
- Radhika's uncle was once a drunkard, but he quit twenty years ago.
राधिका के चाचा कभी शराबी थे, पर उन्होंने बीस साल पहले शराब छोड़ दी।
- A drunkard seldom thinks of the next morning.
शराबी अगली सुबह के बारे में शायद ही सोचता है।
- The villagers did not want a drunkard as their headman.
ग्रामीण किसी शराबी को अपना मुखिया नहीं बनाना चाहते थे।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is a drunken and never works.
✓ He is a drunkard and never works.
After a the sentence needs a noun, and drunken is only an adjective.
'A' के बाद noun चाहिए, और 'drunken' केवल adjective है।
✗ The driver was drunken when the accident happened.
✓ The driver was drunk when the accident happened.
After be, use drunk; drunken goes before a noun.
Be के बाद 'drunk' आता है; 'drunken' noun से पहले आता है।
✗ The drunkard man shouted at the shopkeeper.
✓ The drunken man shouted at the shopkeeper.
Drunkard is a noun and cannot describe another noun; use the adjective drunken.
'Drunkard' noun है और दूसरे noun का वर्णन नहीं कर सकता; adjective 'drunken' प्रयोग करें।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
alcoholic drunk heavy drinker inebriate dipsomaniac
Antonyms
teetotaller abstainer non-drinker
AaSpelling
drunk·ard
With -ard (not 'drunkerd').
अंत में -ard ('drunkerd' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the -ard nouns together: drunkard, coward, sluggard (a lazy person), wizard, laggard (a slow person), braggart (a person who boasts).
-ard nouns साथ याद रखिए: drunkard, coward, sluggard (आलसी व्यक्ति), wizard, laggard (धीमा व्यक्ति), braggart (शेखी बघारने वाला)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who drinks too much alcohol is a drunkard or alcoholic; one with an uncontrollable desire for alcohol a dipsomaniac; one who never drinks alcohol a teetotaller.
बहुत शराब पीने वाला drunkard या alcoholic; शराब की अनियंत्रित इच्छा वाला dipsomaniac; कभी शराब न पीने वाला teetotaller।