geographer
/dʒiˈɒɡrəfə(r)/noun
उच्चारण जिऑग्रफ़र
भूगोलवेत्ता, भूगोल का विद्वान
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a person who studies geography, the earth's surface, climate, countries and populations
भूगोलवेत्ता, भूगोल का विद्वान
- Geographers mapped the course of the river after the floods.
- Ptolemy was a geographer of ancient Alexandria.
- The geographer explained how the monsoon affects farming.
+ 2 more examples
- A geographer studied the changes in the coastline.
- The young geographer wanted to map the whole valley.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
geographer (countable noun)
A geographer is a person, so the word is countable and takes a or an before it. It is spelt with -er, not -or.
'Geographer' व्यक्ति के लिए प्रयुक्त countable noun है, इसलिए इसके पहले a या an आता है; इसकी spelling -er से होती है, -or से नहीं।
- A geographer from Pune studied the changing course of the river.
- Every geographer needs to read maps with care.
geographer + of / on + topic
Say a geographer of a region, or a geographer who specialises in a subject.
किसी क्षेत्र के विशेषज्ञ के लिए 'geographer of' और विषय के लिए 'geographer who specialises in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She is a leading geographer of the Himalayan region.
- He is a geographer who specialises in monsoon patterns.
geographer vs geography / geographical
Geographer is the person, geography is the subject and geographical is the adjective.
'Geographer' व्यक्ति है, 'geography' विषय है और 'geographical' adjective है।
- The geographer explained the geographical features of the Deccan.
a geographer's + noun
Use the possessive to talk about what belongs to the person or their work.
व्यक्ति या उसके कार्य से संबंधित वस्तु के लिए possessive रूप का प्रयोग होता है।
- A geographer's field notes can reveal how a village has changed.
+Collocations 4
adjective + geographer
physicalhumanleadingfamousancienttrained
- A physical geographer studies mountains, rivers and soil.
geographer + verb
mapsstudiesarguesmeasurespredicts
- The geographer predicts that the coastline will keep eroding.
verb + geographer
consulttrain aswork asbecomeask
- The government consulted a geographer before planning the new dam.
geographer + noun
societyconferencereportsurvey
- The geographer society published a report on urban growth.
“More examples 5
- Radhika wants to train as a geographer and map the Western Ghats.
राधिका geographer बनकर पश्चिमी घाट का मानचित्र बनाना चाहती है।
- The geographer showed how the Ganga has shifted its course over centuries.
भूगोलविद ने दिखाया कि गंगा ने सदियों में अपनी धारा कैसे बदली है।
- Ancient Greek geographers believed the earth was round.
प्राचीन यूनानी भूगोलवेत्ता मानते थे कि पृथ्वी गोल है।
- A human geographer looks at how people use land and build cities.
मानव भूगोलवेत्ता यह देखता है कि लोग भूमि का उपयोग कैसे करते हैं और नगर कैसे बसाते हैं।
- The geographer was invited to speak at the school on Earth Day.
भूगोलविद को पृथ्वी दिवस पर विद्यालय में बोलने के लिए आमंत्रित किया गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ My sister is studying geographer at university.
✓ My sister is studying geography at university.
The subject is geography; geographer is the person who studies it.
विषय का नाम 'geography' है; 'geographer' उसका अध्ययन करने वाला व्यक्ति है।
✗ She is a famous geographor of India.
✓ She is a famous geographer of India.
The word ends in -er, not -or.
यह शब्द -er पर समाप्त होता है, -or पर नहीं।
✗ He is geographer in our university.
✓ He is a geographer at our university.
A singular countable noun for a job needs a or an, and the place takes at.
पेशा बताने वाले singular countable noun से पहले a या an आता है, और संस्था के लिए at का प्रयोग होता है।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
ge·og·ra·pher
With -pher (not 'geographer' misspelt 'geografer'); stress on the second syllable, geOGrapher.
अंत में -pher ('geografer' गलत है); stress दूसरे syllable पर, geOGrapher।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: one who studies geography is a geographer; keep the set of -ographers and -ologists: cartographer (maps), geologist (rocks), seismologist (earthquakes), meteorologist (weather), oceanographer (seas), demographer (population), archaeologist (ancient remains).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: भूगोल का अध्ययन करने वाला geographer; -ographers और -ologists का समूह याद रखिए: cartographer (नक्शे), geologist (चट्टानें), seismologist (भूकंप), meteorologist (मौसम), oceanographer (समुद्र), demographer (जनसंख्या), archaeologist (प्राचीन अवशेष)।