gravedigger
/ˈɡreɪvdɪɡə/noun
उच्चारण ग्रेव्डिग
कब्र खोदने वाला, गोरकन
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a person whose job is to dig graves
कब्र खोदने वाला, गोरकन
- The gravedigger scene is one of the most famous in Hamlet.
- The old gravedigger worked quietly in the cemetery behind the church.
- The gravedigger leaned on his spade and watched the clouds.
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- In the play, a gravedigger makes jokes about death.
- A gravedigger had worked in the village for forty years.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a gravedigger / gravediggers
It is a regular countable noun, written as one word.
यह सामान्य countable noun है और एक शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है।
- The gravedigger arrived early to prepare the grave.
- Two gravediggers worked in the old cemetery.
gravedigger as a job title
It names the job; we say 'work as a gravedigger' or 'be a gravedigger'.
यह पेशे का नाम है; हम 'work as a gravedigger' या 'be a gravedigger' कहते हैं।
- He has worked as a gravedigger for thirty years.
- The gravedigger lives in a small house near the cemetery.
gravedigger in literature
The gravedigger scene in Hamlet is a famous example of dark humour.
Hamlet में gravedigger का दृश्य काले हास्य का प्रसिद्ध उदाहरण है।
- The gravedigger scene in Hamlet makes the audience think about death.
gravedigger in metaphor
The word is also used figuratively for a person or thing that ends something.
यह शब्द आलंकारिक रूप में किसी चीज़ को समाप्त करने वाले व्यक्ति या कारक के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The scandal was the gravedigger of his political career.
gravedigger vs undertaker
A gravedigger digs the grave; an undertaker arranges the funeral. The two jobs are different.
Gravedigger कब्र खोदता है; undertaker अंतिम संस्कार की व्यवस्था करता है। दोनों काम अलग हैं।
- The undertaker called the gravedigger to prepare the ground.
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adjective + gravedigger
oldsilentelderlyvillagehired
- The old gravedigger knew every family in the village.
verb + gravedigger
hirepayaskbecomework as
- The family paid the gravedigger before leaving the cemetery.
gravedigger + tool
spadeshovelpickaxelantern
- The gravedigger leaned on his spade and waited.
gravedigger + place
cemeterychurchyardgraveyardburial ground
- The gravedigger of the churchyard locked the gate each night.
gravedigger + describing
grimsolemnwearyexperiencedcareful
- The solemn gravedigger removed his cap as the family arrived.
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- The gravedigger finished his work before the funeral began.
अंतिम संस्कार शुरू होने से पहले कब्र खोदने वाले ने अपना काम पूरा कर लिया।
- In the novel, the gravedigger is a quiet man who understands life better than the priest.
उपन्यास में कब्र खोदने वाला एक शांत व्यक्ति है जो पादरी से बेहतर जीवन को समझता है।
- Radhika read about a gravedigger in her English literature textbook.
राधिका ने अपनी English literature की पाठ्यपुस्तक में एक कब्र खोदने वाले के बारे में पढ़ा।
- The gravedigger's job is hard, but it is an important service to the community.
कब्र खोदने वाले का काम कठिन है, पर यह समुदाय की एक महत्वपूर्ण सेवा है।
- The gravedigger hummed an old song as he dug.
कब्र खोदने वाला खोदते हुए एक पुराना गीत गुनगुना रहा था।
- The villagers thanked the gravedigger for his work during the epidemic.
महामारी के दौरान किए गए कार्य के लिए गाँव वालों ने कब्र खोदने वाले को धन्यवाद दिया।
- A gravedigger needs strength, patience and respect for the dead.
कब्र खोदने वाले में शक्ति, धैर्य और मृतकों के प्रति सम्मान होना चाहिए।