jailbird
/ˈdʒeɪlbɜːd/noun
उच्चारण जेल्बर्ड
बार-बार जेल जाने वाला, आदतन अपराधी, जेल का पंछी
Core word
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[C] informal
a person who is or has often been in prison
बार-बार जेल जाने वाला, आदतन अपराधी, जेल का पंछी
- The police arrested an old jailbird for the robbery.
- The film is about a jailbird who tries to start a new life in a small town.
- The old jailbird told the young men to stay away from crime.
+ 2 more examples
- A former jailbird, he now runs a small bakery and employs others who need a second chance.
- The town was suspicious of the stranger, thinking he was a jailbird.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
a jailbird (countable, informal)
Jailbird is an informal and rather old-fashioned word for a person who is in prison or has been in prison many times.
'Jailbird' अनौपचारिक और कुछ पुराने ढंग का शब्द है, जो जेल में बंद या बार-बार जेल जा चुके व्यक्ति के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The old jailbird told the boys to keep away from crime.
- People in the village called him a jailbird even after he turned honest.
a known / habitual jailbird
Add an adjective such as known, habitual or former to show how long or how often the person has been in prison.
व्यक्ति कितनी बार या कितने समय जेल में रहा है, यह दिखाने के लिए known, habitual या former जैसा adjective लगाएँ।
- The police arrested a known jailbird for the robbery.
jailbird in a derogatory sense
The word often carries disapproval, so avoid it in formal writing or in speaking to the person himself. In exams, ex-convict or former prisoner is the polite form.
इस शब्द में अक्सर तिरस्कार का भाव होता है, इसलिए औपचारिक लेखन में या संबंधित व्यक्ति से बात करते समय इससे बचें। परीक्षा में ex-convict या former prisoner जैसे शिष्ट शब्द उचित हैं।
- The report used the neutral term 'former prisoner' instead of jailbird.
+Collocations 4
adjective + jailbird
oldhardenedhabitualreformednotorious
- A hardened jailbird, he had been in and out of prison for decades.
verb + jailbird
call someonetreat someone asarrestreleasebecome
- Do not treat a reformed man as a jailbird for ever.
jailbird + preposition
like a jailbirdas a jailbirdof a jailbird
- He was regarded as a jailbird by the entire neighbourhood.
related words
convictinmateprisonerex-offenderlag
- The camp helps former convicts and inmates to find work.
“More examples 5
- The film is about a jailbird who tries to start a new life in a small town.
फ़िल्म एक ऐसे पूर्व-क़ैदी के बारे में है जो छोटे शहर में नया जीवन शुरू करने की कोशिश करता है।
- Nobody wanted to hire a jailbird, even though he had changed.
कोई भी पूर्व-क़ैदी को काम पर नहीं रखना चाहता था, भले ही वह बदल चुका था।
- The villagers whispered that the new shopkeeper was a jailbird.
गाँववाले फुसफुसाते थे कि नया दुकानदार जेल की हवा खा चुका है।
- Radhika's novel has a kind-hearted jailbird as its hero.
राधिका के उपन्यास का नायक एक नेकदिल पूर्व-क़ैदी है।
- A jailbird who works hard deserves a second chance.
मेहनत करने वाला पूर्व-क़ैदी दूसरे अवसर का हकदार है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all refer to someone connected with prison, but they differ in tone and exact meaning.
ये संज्ञाएँ जेल से जुड़े व्यक्ति के लिए हैं, पर लहजे और सटीक अर्थ में भिन्न हैं।
An informal, often disapproving word for someone who is or has often been in prison.
जेल में बंद या बार-बार जेल जा चुके व्यक्ति के लिए अनौपचारिक, प्रायः तिरस्कारपूर्ण शब्द।
- The old jailbird knew every guard by name.
A person officially found guilty of a crime and sent to prison.
वह व्यक्ति जिसे औपचारिक रूप से अपराधी घोषित कर जेल भेजा गया हो।
- The convict escaped through the drain.
Any person living in a prison or similar institution at present.
जेल या ऐसी संस्था में इस समय रह रहा कोई भी व्यक्ति।
- Each inmate gets two meals a day.