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invader

/ɪnˈveɪdə(r)/noun

उच्चारण इन्वेडर

आक्रमणकारी, आक्रांता

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noun
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    an army or a country that enters another country by force in order to take control of it; a soldier fighting in such an army

    आक्रमणकारी, आक्रांता

    • The fort was built to protect against invaders.
    • The invader burned the crops and forced the farmers to flee to the hills.
    • The villagers hid in the hills when the invaders approached.
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    • Historians still debate how the invaders managed to cross the mountains.
    • The coastal fort was built to hold off sea invaders.

    Synonyms attacker aggressor raider conqueror occupier

    Opposite defender protector native

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

invader (countable noun)

Invader is countable and refers to a person, army or animal that invades.

'Invader' गिनने योग्य noun है और आक्रमण करने वाले व्यक्ति, सेना या जीव को बताता है।

  • The invader crossed the river at dawn.
  • Local farmers resisted the invaders.

invader of sth

Use of for the place that is invaded.

जिस स्थान पर आक्रमण हो, उसके लिए 'of' आता है।

  • He was an invader of Indian soil.

foreign / outside invaders

Adjectives show origin: foreign, Mongol, outside.

Adjectives उद्गम बताते हैं: foreign, Mongol, outside।

  • Foreign invaders destroyed many temples.

invader in biology

In ecology, an invader is a plant or animal that spreads in a place where it does not belong.

पारिस्थितिकी में invader ऐसा पौधा या जीव है जो ऐसे स्थान पर फैल जाए जहाँ वह स्थानीय न हो।

  • Water hyacinth is an invader of Indian lakes.

repel / resist / defeat invaders

These verbs show the response to invaders.

ये verbs आक्रमणकारियों के प्रति प्रतिक्रिया बताते हैं।

  • The people resisted the invaders.
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adjective + invader

foreignruthlessearlyalienarmed

  • The ruthless invaders burned the city.

verb + invaders

resistrepeldefeatfightwelcome

  • The villagers resisted the invaders for many days.

invader + from

from the northfrom the seafrom Central Asiafrom abroad

  • Invaders from Central Asia entered through the passes.

invader of

of the landof the kingdomof the fortof the lake

  • He was the last invader of the kingdom.

plural invaders

the invadersmany invaderswaves of invadersa band of invaders

  • Wave after wave of invaders attacked the fort.
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  • The invaders were driven out of the valley.

आक्रमणकारियों को घाटी से खदेड़ दिया गया।

  • History is full of stories of invaders and defenders.

इतिहास आक्रमणकारियों और रक्षकों की कहानियों से भरा है।

  • The invader's army crossed the Khyber Pass.

आक्रमणकारी की सेना ने खैबर दर्रा पार किया।

  • Alien plant invaders are harming our forests.

बाहरी पौधों के आक्रमणकारी हमारे वनों को हानि पहुँचा रहे हैं।

  • The king gathered soldiers to face the invaders.

राजा ने आक्रमणकारियों का सामना करने के लिए सैनिक इकट्ठे किए।

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✗ The invaders was defeated.

✓ The invaders were defeated.

The plural noun invaders needs a plural verb.

Plural noun 'invaders' के साथ plural verb आता है।

✗ The invaders attacked at the fort.

✓ The invaders attacked the fort.

Attack is transitive and takes no preposition.

'Attack' सकर्मक है और उसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।

✗ He was a invader of our country.

✓ He was an invader of our country.

Use an before a vowel sound.

स्वर-ध्वनि से पहले 'an' आता है।

◇Word family
invade verb
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AaSpelling

in·vad·er

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A person or country that attacks first is an aggressor or invader; one who conquers a conqueror; one who takes goods by force in war a plunderer or marauder.

पहले हमला करने वाला व्यक्ति या देश aggressor या invader; जीतने वाला conqueror; युद्ध में बलपूर्वक सामान लूटने वाला plunderer या marauder।

General knowledge

Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India 17 times; Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the Second Battle of Tarain (1192).

महमूद ग़ज़नवी ने भारत पर 17 बार आक्रमण किया; मुहम्मद ग़ोरी ने तराइन के दूसरे युद्ध (1192) में पृथ्वीराज चौहान को हराया।