inventor
/ɪnˈventə(r)/noun
उच्चारण इन्वेन्टर
आविष्कारक
Basic word
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a person who has invented something or whose job is inventing things
आविष्कारक
- Edison, the inventor of the bulb
- The inventor of the telephone was Alexander Graham Bell.
- The young inventor showed her model at the science fair.
+ 1 more example
- Every inventor needs patience.
Synonyms creator designer innovator originator
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
inventor + of + thing
Use 'of' to name what the person invented.
आविष्कारक ने क्या आविष्कार किया, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone.
- Who is the inventor of the zip?
the / a / an + inventor
A countable noun; take the article 'an' because it starts with a vowel sound.
यह countable noun है और स्वर ध्वनि से शुरू होने के कारण 'an' आता है।
- He is an inventor with fifty patents.
inventor + possessive / compound
Often appears as 'the inventor's workshop', 'the inventor's name' or in compounds.
यह प्रायः 'the inventor's workshop' जैसे possessive रूप में आता है।
- The inventor's notebook is kept in a museum.
inventor vs. discoverer
An inventor makes something new that did not exist; a discoverer finds what already existed.
आविष्कारक वह है जो कुछ नया बनाए; खोजकर्ता वह जो पहले से मौजूद चीज़ को ढूँढे।
- Edison was an inventor, but Columbus was an explorer.
+Collocations 4
adjective + inventor
famousyounggreatindependentamateurbrilliant
- Radhika wrote an essay on a young inventor from Kerala.
inventor + of + noun
the telephonethe bulbthe radiothe enginethe steam engine
- James Watt is often called the inventor of the steam engine.
verb + inventor
credithonourbacknamemeet
- The government honoured the inventor with a national award.
inventor + noun
awardprizeworkshoppatentclub
- The school started an inventor club.
“More examples 5
- The inventor of the safety lamp saved many miners' lives.
सुरक्षा दीपक के आविष्कारक ने कई खनिकों की जान बचाई।
- My uncle is a part-time inventor who repairs old radios.
मेरे चाचा अंशकालिक आविष्कारक हैं जो पुराने रेडियो ठीक करते हैं।
- J. C. Bose is often called the inventor of the crescograph.
जे. सी. बोस को प्रायः क्रेस्कोग्राफ़ का आविष्कारक कहा जाता है।
- The inventor applied for a patent before showing the machine to anyone.
आविष्कारक ने मशीन किसी को दिखाने से पहले पेटेंट के लिए आवेदन किया।
- Every great inventor has failed many times before succeeding.
हर महान आविष्कारक सफल होने से पहले कई बार असफल हुआ है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Marconi was the inventor from the radio.
✓ Marconi was the inventor of the radio.
Use 'of' after 'inventor' to name the invention.
आविष्कार का नाम बताने के लिए 'inventor' के बाद 'of' आता है।
✗ She is inventor of the new device.
✓ She is the inventor of the new device.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
एकवचन countable noun से पहले article चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Inventor, discoverer and innovator are not interchangeable.
Inventor, discoverer और innovator एक-दूसरे के स्थान पर नहीं रखे जा सकते।
Creates a completely new device or method.
बिल्कुल नया उपकरण या तरीका बनाता है।
- Bell was the inventor of the telephone.
Improves or introduces new ways of doing things.
काम करने के नए तरीके लाता या सुधारता है।
- She is an innovator in teaching methods.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Graham Bell invented the telephone and JC Bose pioneered radio and plant studies.
Graham Bell ने टेलीफ़ोन का आविष्कार किया और जे सी बोस ने रेडियो और पौधों के अध्ययन में अग्रणी कार्य किया।