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forger

/ˈfɔːdʒə(r)/noun

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जालसाज़, जाली दस्तावेज़ बनाने वाला

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a person who makes illegal copies of money, documents or signatures in order to cheat people

    जालसाज़, जाली दस्तावेज़ बनाने वाला

    • The forger had copied the officer's signature perfectly.
    • Police caught a gang of passport forgers.
    • The forger was arrested with a hundred fake notes.
    + 2 more examples
    • Experts could tell the painting was by a forger.
    • A skilled forger can copy a signature in minutes.

    Synonyms counterfeiter

§Structures (grammar patterns) 3

forger of + noun

Use of after forger to name what was falsely copied, such as banknotes, signatures or documents.

जिस चीज़ की नकल की गई हो (नोट, हस्ताक्षर, दस्तावेज़) उसका नाम बताने के लिए 'forger' के बाद 'of' आता है।

  • The police arrested a forger of passports at the railway station.
  • He was a skilled forger of old paintings.

forger + noun (modifier) / compound

A forger is the person; the crime is forgery and the verb is forge. Do not mix these three forms.

Forger व्यक्ति है, अपराध 'forgery' है और क्रिया 'forge' है। इन तीनों रूपों को आपस में मत मिलाइए।

  • The forger was sentenced to five years for forgery.
  • Forgers often copy a signature by practising it for hours.

forger (countable noun) with a / the

Forger is countable, so it needs an article or a plural form when it is used in a sentence.

'Forger' countable noun है, इसलिए वाक्य में इसके साथ article या plural रूप आता है।

  • A forger had altered the date on the ticket.
  • The bank trained its staff to spot forgers.
+Collocations 4

adjective + forger

skillednotoriousexpertconvictedcleverpetty

  • The notorious forger had fooled several museums.

verb + forger

catcharrestexposejailtrap

  • The CBI arrested a forger who made fake degree certificates.

forger of + noun

banknotessignaturesdocumentspaintingsstamps

  • She was a forger of rare postage stamps.

forger + related crime words

forgeryfraudcounterfeiterswindler

  • The forger and his partner were charged with fraud.
“More examples 5
  • A forger copied the principal's signature on the transfer form.

एक जालसाज़ ने स्थानांतरण पत्र पर प्रधानाचार्य के हस्ताक्षर की नकल की।

  • The art dealer realised too late that the painting was by a forger.

कला विक्रेता को बहुत देर से पता चला कि वह चित्र एक जालसाज़ का बनाया हुआ था।

  • Forgers have found it harder to copy new currency notes.

जालसाज़ों को नए नोटों की नकल करना अधिक कठिन लगा है।

  • The forger used special ink to copy the seal on the certificate.

जालसाज़ ने प्रमाणपत्र पर मुहर की नकल करने के लिए विशेष स्याही का प्रयोग किया।

  • Radhika read a story about a famous forger who fooled experts for years.

राधिका ने एक प्रसिद्ध जालसाज़ की कहानी पढ़ी जिसने वर्षों तक विशेषज्ञों को मूर्ख बनाया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The forgery was arrested by the police yesterday.

✓ The forger was arrested by the police yesterday.

Forger is the person; forgery is the crime and cannot be arrested.

'Forger' व्यक्ति है; 'forgery' अपराध है जिसे गिरफ़्तार नहीं किया जा सकता।

✗ Forger of the documents were caught at the border.

✓ The forger of the documents was caught at the border.

The subject is the singular noun forger, so it needs the article and a singular verb.

Subject 'forger' एकवचन है, इसलिए article और singular verb आवश्यक है।

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forge verbforgery noun