footballer
/ˈfʊtbɔːlə(r)/noun
उच्चारण फ़ुट्बॉर्लर
फ़ुटबॉल खिलाड़ी
Basic word
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[C] British
a person who plays football, especially as a professional
फ़ुटबॉल खिलाड़ी
- Sunil Chhetri is one of India's greatest footballers.
- He dreamt of becoming a professional footballer.
- The young footballer scored twice in the final.
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- Footballers train hard throughout the year.
- My brother wants to be a footballer.
Synonyms player soccer player
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a footballer (countable noun)
A footballer is a person who plays football, especially a professional. It is a countable noun with the plural footballers.
'Footballer' football खेलने वाला व्यक्ति है, विशेषकर पेशेवर; यह गणनीय noun है और इसका plural 'footballers' है।
- Radhika wants her son to become a professional footballer.
- The footballer scored twice in the second half.
footballer + of / from + place
Use 'from' or an adjective of nationality to say where the player comes from.
खिलाड़ी कहाँ का है यह बताने के लिए 'from' या nationality वाला विशेषण प्रयोग होता है।
- He is a footballer from Manipur.
- Sunil Chhetri is a famous Indian footballer.
footballer's / footballers'
The possessive of one footballer is footballer's, and for several, footballers'.
एक footballer का possessive 'footballer's' और कई के लिए 'footballers'' होता है।
- The footballer's injury kept him out of the series.
- The footballers' bus arrived at the stadium.
footballer vs football player
Both are correct. Footballer is a single word and more common in British English.
दोनों रूप सही हैं। 'Footballer' एक शब्द है और British English में अधिक आम है।
- She interviewed a famous football player after the final.
+Collocations 4
adjective + footballer
professionalyoungtalentedveteranstarleading
- The young footballer impressed the national coach.
verb + footballer
signtrainsellbaninjurepraise
- The club signed a promising footballer from the junior team.
footballer + verb
scoreretirejoinmiss a matchplay for
- The footballer retired after twenty years on the field.
type of footballer
femaleretiredformeramateurinternational
- A former footballer became the coach of the school team.
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- The footballer thanked his fans on social media after the victory.
जीत के बाद खिलाड़ी ने social media पर अपने प्रशंसकों को धन्यवाद दिया।
- Radhika met a retired footballer at the sports club.
राधिका ने खेल क्लब में एक सेवानिवृत्त footballer से मुलाकात की।
- A good footballer needs speed, stamina and quick decisions.
अच्छे footballer में गति, सहनशक्ति और तेज़ निर्णय लेने की क्षमता होनी चाहिए।
- The footballer was shown a red card for a rough tackle.
खिलाड़ी को ख़तरनाक टैकल के लिए लाल कार्ड दिखाया गया।
- Many footballers from the north-east play in the national league.
उत्तर-पूर्व के कई footballers राष्ट्रीय लीग में खेलते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a footballer of Indian team.
✓ He is a footballer in the Indian team.
Use in for membership of a team, and add the article the.
टीम की सदस्यता बताने के लिए 'in' और article 'the' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ The footballers is training on the ground.
✓ The footballers are training on the ground.
A plural subject needs a plural verb.
Plural subject के साथ plural क्रिया आती है।