gamekeeper
/ˈɡeɪmkiːpə(r)/noun
उच्चारण गेम्कीपर
शिकारगाह का रखवाला, आखेट-रक्षक
Core word
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a person whose job is to look after and breed wild animals and birds that are kept on private land to be hunted
शिकारगाह का रखवाला, आखेट-रक्षक
- The gamekeeper caught two men setting traps on the estate.
- The gamekeeper walked the estate each dawn to check on the pheasants.
- The old gamekeeper lived in a cottage at the edge of the estate.
+ 2 more examples
- A gamekeeper protects birds from foxes and thieves.
- The gamekeeper knew every path in the woods.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gamekeeper (countable noun)
A gamekeeper looks after wild birds and animals on private land, mainly in Britain, so that they can be hunted.
Gamekeeper निजी भूमि पर जंगली पक्षियों और जानवरों की देखभाल करता है, मुख्यतः ब्रिटेन में, ताकि उनका शिकार किया जा सके।
- The gamekeeper checked the woods every morning.
- Several gamekeepers work on the large estate.
gamekeeper of / on an estate
Use of or on an estate to say where the gamekeeper works.
Gamekeeper कहाँ काम करता है, यह बताने के लिए estate के साथ 'of' या 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He was the gamekeeper of a lord's estate in Scotland.
poacher turned gamekeeper
This idiom describes a person who used to break the law or oppose a system but now works to protect it.
यह idiom उस व्यक्ति को बताता है जो पहले कानून तोड़ता या व्यवस्था का विरोध करता था, पर अब उसकी रक्षा करता है।
- The former hacker became a poacher turned gamekeeper when he joined the cyber police.
gamekeeper vs forest guard (Indian context)
In India a similar post is a forest guard or wildlife warden; gamekeeper is a British term.
भारत में समान पद forest guard या wildlife warden है; 'gamekeeper' ब्रिटिश शब्द है।
- The forest guard in Corbett warned us not to leave the jeep.
+Collocations 4
adjective + gamekeeper
headlocalestateexperiencedoldretired
- The head gamekeeper trained the younger men.
gamekeeper + verb
traprearprotectpatrolshootfeed
- The gamekeeper patrolled the moor at dawn.
gamekeeper + noun
gamekeeper's cottagegamekeeper's gungamekeeper's doggamekeeper's job
- The gamekeeper's cottage stood near the pheasant woods.
gamekeeper with prepositions
gamekeeper ongamekeeper forgamekeeper atgamekeeper to
- He worked as a gamekeeper for a duke.
“More examples 5
- The gamekeeper chased the poachers out of the woods.
gamekeeper ने शिकारियों को जंगल से भगा दिया।
- In the old English novel, the gamekeeper lives in a cottage by the river.
पुराने अंग्रेज़ी उपन्यास में gamekeeper नदी के किनारे एक कुटिया में रहता है।
- Radhika's essay compared a gamekeeper's work with that of a forest officer in India.
राधिका के निबंध में gamekeeper के काम की तुलना भारत के वन अधिकारी के काम से की गई।
- The gamekeeper raised pheasants for the autumn shooting season.
gamekeeper ने पतझड़ के शिकार के मौसम के लिए तीतर पाले।
- Becoming a gamekeeper takes years of learning about animals and land.
gamekeeper बनने में पशुओं और भूमि के बारे में वर्षों सीखना पड़ता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The gamekeeper he protects the birds.
✓ The gamekeeper protects the birds.
Do not repeat the subject with a pronoun.
Subject को pronoun से दोबारा नहीं दोहराना चाहिए।
✗ He works as gamekeeper in the estate.
✓ He works as a gamekeeper on the estate.
A job title needs the article a, and on is the usual preposition with an estate.
पद के नाम से पहले article 'a' चाहिए और estate के साथ प्रायः 'on' आता है।
¶Idioms 1
poacher turned gamekeeper
(British) a person who used to oppose people in authority but is now in a position of authority
विरोधी से रक्षक बना व्यक्ति, जो पहले नियम तोड़ता था और अब उन्हें लागू करता है
- The former hacker, now a security adviser, is a classic case of poacher turned gamekeeper.