gunman
/ˈɡʌnmən/noun
उच्चारण गन्मन
बंदूक़धारी
Core word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gunman (countable noun)
A gunman is one armed person; the plural is gunmen, not gunmans.
Gunman एक हथियारबंद व्यक्ति है; बहुवचन 'gunmen' होता है, 'gunmans' नहीं।
- A gunman entered the bank and demanded cash.
- Two gunmen on a motorcycle fled the scene.
shot by a gunman / killed by gunmen
In the passive, the person who fired is introduced with by.
Passive में गोली चलाने वाले को 'by' से जोड़ा जाता है।
- The guard was shot by a masked gunman.
- Three people were killed by unknown gunmen.
gunman + verb of attack
Typical verbs in news reports are open fire, storm, hold up, ambush and flee.
समाचारों में gunman के साथ open fire, storm, hold up, ambush और flee जैसी क्रियाएँ आम हैं।
- A gunman opened fire on the crowd outside the stadium.
gunman is for men; gender-neutral options
Gunman refers to a male. For an unknown or female attacker, reports often use shooter or armed attacker.
'Gunman' पुरुष के लिए है। अज्ञात या महिला हमलावर के लिए shooter या armed attacker प्रयोग होता है।
- Police are searching for the armed attacker, whose identity is not yet known.
+Collocations 4
adjective + gunman
maskedlonearmedunknownsuspectedwounded
- A lone gunman held the shop staff hostage for two hours.
verb + gunman
identifyarrestchaseoverpowershoot deadhunt for
- Police finally overpowered the gunman near the station.
gunman + verb
open firefleeburst intake hostagessurrenderescape
- The gunman fled on foot through the narrow lanes.
gunman + preposition
on a motorcyclein a carat the gateinside the bank
- A gunman on a motorcycle sped away after the attack.
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- Eyewitnesses said the gunman wore a black mask.
प्रत्यक्षदर्शियों ने बताया कि बंदूक़धारी ने काला नक़ाब पहन रखा था।
- The film begins when a gunman walks into a quiet cafe.
फ़िल्म तब शुरू होती है जब एक बंदूक़धारी शांत कैफ़े में घुस जाता है।
- The hostages were released after the gunman surrendered.
बंदूक़धारी के आत्मसमर्पण करने के बाद बंधकों को छोड़ दिया गया।
- Two gunmen robbed the jeweller's shop in broad daylight.
दो बंदूक़धारियों ने दिन-दहाड़े सुनार की दुकान लूट ली।
- Residents stayed indoors while police looked for the gunman.
पुलिस के बंदूक़धारी की तलाश करते समय निवासी घरों के भीतर रहे।
- Radhika's father read about the gunman in the morning paper.
राधिका के पिता ने सुबह के अख़बार में उस बंदूक़धारी के बारे में पढ़ा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Three gunmans attacked the van.
✓ Three gunmen attacked the van.
Gunman is an irregular plural like man and men.
'Gunman' का बहुवचन man-men की तरह अनियमित है: gunmen।
✗ The shopkeeper was shot from a gunman.
✓ The shopkeeper was shot by a gunman.
The doer of an action in the passive is introduced with by.
Passive में कर्ता को बताने के लिए 'by' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: gunman is common in crime and terror news.
प्रयोग में gunman अपराध और आतंक की ख़बरों में आम है।