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golfer

/ˈɡɒlfə(r)/noun

उच्चारण गॉल्फ़र

गोल्फ़ खिलाड़ी, गोल्फ़र

Basic word

noun
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    a person who plays golf

    गोल्फ़ खिलाड़ी, गोल्फ़र

    • Aditi Ashok is one of India's best-known golfers.
    • a professional golfer
    • The golfer hit the ball onto the green.
    + 2 more examples
    • A young golfer won the amateur title.
    • Several golfers practised on the course in the morning.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

golfer (countable noun)

A golfer is a person who plays golf.

Golfer वह व्यक्ति है जो golf खेलता है।

  • The golfer hit a perfect drive.
  • Radhika's uncle is a keen golfer.

golfer + verb

A golfer tees off, putts, drives and chips; these verbs are specific to the sport.

Golfer tee off करता है, putt, drive और chip करता है; ये क्रियाएँ इस खेल के लिए विशिष्ट हैं।

  • The golfer putted from three metres.
  • She drove the ball two hundred metres.

golfer + from / of + place

Use 'from' for origin and 'of' for ranking: 'the golfer from Delhi', 'the number one golfer of India'.

मूल स्थान के लिए 'from' और रैंकिंग के लिए 'of': 'the golfer from Delhi', 'the number one golfer of India'।

  • The golfer from Chandigarh won the title.

golfer: professional vs amateur

A professional golfer plays for money; an amateur golfer plays for pleasure.

Professional golfer पैसे के लिए खेलता है; amateur golfer आनंद के लिए।

  • He turned professional at eighteen.

golfer vs golf player

Golfer is the usual single word; 'golf player' is less common but understood.

Golfer सामान्य शब्द है; 'golf player' कम प्रचलित है पर समझा जाता है।

  • The golfer is also a good cricketer.
  • She is a famous golf player.
+Collocations 5

adjective + golfer

professionalamateurkeentopyoungveteran

  • A young golfer won the national trophy.

verb + golfer

coachsponsorbeatrankinspire

  • The coach trained a young golfer.

golfer + noun

careerrankingbagswingtitle

  • His golfer career began at the age of ten.

golfer + action

tee offputtchipswingline up the shot

  • The golfer lined up the shot carefully.

golfer + equipment

clubsteesballsgloves

  • The golfer packed his clubs and tees.
“More examples 7
  • The golfer waited for the wind to drop before taking his shot.

golfer ने शॉट लेने से पहले हवा थमने का इंतज़ार किया।

  • Radhika watched the golfers walking across the green lawn.

राधिका ने golfers को हरे लॉन पर चलते देखा।

  • An Indian golfer won the junior world title last year.

पिछले वर्ष एक भारतीय golfer ने junior विश्व खिताब जीता।

  • A good golfer controls his temper even after a bad shot.

अच्छा golfer ख़राब शॉट के बाद भी अपने गुस्से पर काबू रखता है।

  • The golfers took shelter when it started to rain.

बारिश शुरू होते ही golfers ने आश्रय लिया।

  • The young golfer practised on the lawn from six every morning.

युवा golfer हर सुबह छह बजे से लॉन पर अभ्यास करता था।

  • Radhika's brother wants to become a golfer like his idol.

राधिका का भाई अपने आदर्श की तरह golfer बनना चाहता है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He is a golfer play for India.

✓ He is a golfer who plays for India.

A relative clause needs who + a verb in the correct form.

Relative clause में who और सही रूप की क्रिया चाहिए।

✗ The golfer have hit the ball.

✓ The golfer has hit the ball.

A singular subject takes 'has'.

Singular subject के साथ 'has' आता है।

◇Word family
golf noun