duffer
/ˈdʌfə(r)/noun
उच्चारण डफ़र
बुद्धू, नालायक, फिसड्डी
Core word
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[C] ~ (at sth) informal, old-fashioned
a person who is stupid or who cannot do something well
बुद्धू, नालायक, फिसड्डी
- I was a complete duffer at maths in school.
- Don't call him a duffer; he is just shy.
- I'm a duffer at drawing, but I enjoy it.
+ 2 more examples
- He played cricket for years, though he was a duffer with the bat.
- Teachers should never call a weak student a duffer.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
duffer (countable noun, informal)
A duffer is a person who is stupid or bad at something. It is old-fashioned and mildly insulting.
'Duffer' मूर्ख या किसी काम में कमज़ोर व्यक्ति है। यह पुराने ढंग का और हल्का अपमानजनक शब्द है।
- He is a duffer at mathematics.
- Don't be a duffer; read the question again.
duffer at + sth / -ing
Use at to show the skill someone lacks.
व्यक्ति में जिस कौशल की कमी है उसे दिखाने के लिए 'at' आता है।
- She is a duffer at swimming.
old duffer / old-fashioned tone
An old duffer is an elderly man who is slow or foolish, often said fondly or rudely.
'Old duffer' एक बूढ़ा आदमी है जो धीमा या मूर्ख है, प्रायः स्नेह या अशिष्टता से कहा जाता है।
- The old duffer forgot where he had left his spectacles.
tone and avoidance
Duffer is rude to say to someone's face; use in a joking way with friends only.
किसी के मुँह पर 'duffer' कहना अशिष्ट है; इसे केवल मित्रों से मज़ाक में कहें।
- The captain joked that he was a duffer with the bat.
duffer vs duffer's (possessive)
Add 's for possession: the duffer's mistake.
स्वामित्व दिखाने के लिए 's जोड़ें: the duffer's mistake।
- It was a duffer's mistake, not a crime.
+Collocations 5
adjective + duffer
oldpoorcompletehopelesssilly
- He was a hopeless duffer at chess.
duffer + at
at cricketat mathsat cookingat golfat games
- He is a duffer at golf.
be called a duffer
call himthink himfeel likeprove to be
- He felt like a duffer after missing an easy catch.
duffer + noun
playergolferdriverstudent
- A duffer golfer spent an hour in the bunker.
duffer + situation
feel like a dufferplay like a dufferlook like a dufferbe treated as a duffer
- I felt like a duffer when I forgot my own number.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's uncle is a duffer at cooking, but he loves trying.
राधिका के चाचा खाना बनाने में अनाड़ी हैं, पर कोशिश करना पसंद करते हैं।
- The old duffer lost his way in the market again.
बूढ़ा सीधा-सादा आदमी बाज़ार में फिर रास्ता भूल गया।
- Do not call your classmate a duffer; help him.
अपने सहपाठी को अनाड़ी मत कहो; उसकी मदद करो।
- He played like a complete duffer in the final.
उसने फाइनल में बिलकुल अनाड़ी की तरह खेला।
- The captain smiled and said, I'm a duffer with the bat.
कप्तान ने मुस्कुराकर कहा, मैं बल्ले से अनाड़ी हूँ।
- Though a duffer at sums, she wrote beautiful poems.
हिसाब में कमज़ोर होने पर भी वह सुंदर कविताएँ लिखती थी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is duffer at driving.
✓ He is a duffer at driving.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun के साथ article आवश्यक है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe poor skill or low sense, each with a different tone.
ये शब्द कमज़ोर कौशल या कम बुद्धि के लिए हैं, प्रत्येक का स्वर भिन्न है।
Someone bad at something, said in an old-fashioned, often friendly way.
किसी काम में कमज़ोर व्यक्ति, पुराने और प्रायः मित्रवत अंदाज़ में।
- A duffer at cricket.
A beginner who has no experience yet; not an insult.
अनुभवहीन नौसिखिया; यह अपमान नहीं है।
- A novice driver.
A slow learner; an insulting word for a student.
धीमा सीखने वाला; विद्यार्थी के लिए अपमानजनक शब्द।
- Don't call him a dunce.