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lecturer

/ˈlektʃərə(r)/noun

उच्चारण लेक्चरर

व्याख्याता, प्राध्यापक, लेक्चरर

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] ~ (in sth)

    a person who teaches at a university or college

    व्याख्याता, प्राध्यापक, लेक्चरर

    • Radhika works as a lecturer in English at a college in Jaipur.
    • a senior lecturer in economics
    • Our lecturer in chemistry explained the experiment clearly.
    + 2 more examples
    • He applied for a post as a lecturer at a university in Chennai.
    • The lecturer marked the assignments over the weekend.

    Synonyms teacher professor academic tutor

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    [C]

    a person who gives a talk to a group of people on a particular subject

    व्याख्यान देने वाला, वक्ता

    • He is a popular lecturer on Indian history.
    • The guest lecturer spoke about climate change for an hour.
    • A well-known lecturer spoke at the science festival.
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    • The lecturer on art history showed slides of temple carvings.
    • She travels the country as a lecturer on yoga and health.

    Synonyms speaker speech-maker

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

a lecturer in + subject / at + institution

Use in for the subject and at for the college or university where the person teaches; the noun needs an article.

विषय के लिए 'in' और जिस कॉलेज या विश्वविद्यालय में पढ़ाया जाता है उसके लिए 'at' का प्रयोग होता है; इस noun के साथ article आता है।

  • Dr Sharma is a lecturer in economics at Delhi University.
  • She works as a lecturer at a government college in Jaipur.

lecturer + on + topic

When the person gives a talk, use on for the subject of the talk.

जब व्यक्ति कोई व्याख्यान दे, तब व्याख्यान के विषय के लिए on का प्रयोग होता है।

  • The guest lecturer on climate change was very clear.
  • He is a popular lecturer on Indian history.

lecturer (noun) / lecture (noun and verb)

The person is a lecturer, what is delivered is a lecture, and to lecture is to give a talk or to scold at length.

व्यक्ति 'lecturer' है, जो दिया जाता है वह 'lecture' है, और 'to lecture' का अर्थ व्याख्यान देना या लंबी डाँट लगाना है।

  • The lecturer gave a lecture on poetry.
  • My uncle lectured me about wasting time.

visiting / guest / senior lecturer

Lecturer can be modified to show rank or status, and senior lecturer is a rank above lecturer in many colleges.

पद या स्थिति दिखाने के लिए 'lecturer' के साथ विशेषण लग सकता है, और अनेक कॉलेजों में senior lecturer, lecturer से ऊँचा पद है।

  • The visiting lecturer from Pune stayed for a week.
+Collocations 4

adjective + lecturer

guestvisitingseniorjuniorinspiring

  • A guest lecturer spoke to the final-year students.

verb + lecturer

appointhirebecomework astrain as

  • She trained as a lecturer after her postgraduate degree.

lecturer + preposition

in physicsat a collegeon current affairsof English

  • He is a lecturer in physics at the state university.

lecturer + noun

postvacancysalaryrecruitment

  • The commission advertised a lecturer vacancy in the college.
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  • The lecturer asked the class to submit their assignments by Friday.

व्याख्याता ने कक्षा से शुक्रवार तक अपने assignment जमा करने को कहा।

  • Radhika wants to become a lecturer after completing her NET exam.

राधिका NET परीक्षा पूरी करने के बाद व्याख्याता बनना चाहती है।

  • The college is looking for a lecturer in history.

कॉलेज को इतिहास का एक व्याख्याता चाहिए।

  • Our lecturer explained the poem line by line.

हमारे व्याख्याता ने कविता को पंक्ति-दर-पंक्ति समझाया।

  • The famous lecturer drew a large crowd to the auditorium.

प्रसिद्ध व्याख्याता ने सभागार में भारी भीड़ जुटा ली।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He is lecturer in a college.

✓ He is a lecturer in a college.

A singular countable noun for a job needs an article.

नौकरी बताने वाले एकवचन गणनीय noun के साथ article आता है।

✗ She is a lecturer of English.

✓ She is a lecturer in English.

The subject after lecturer is introduced by in, not of.

'Lecturer' के बाद विषय को in से जोड़ा जाता है, of से नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words name teachers at different levels and in different roles.

ये शब्द अलग-अलग स्तरों और भूमिकाओं के शिक्षकों के नाम हैं।

lecturer

A teacher at a college or university, or a person who gives a formal talk.

कॉलेज या विश्वविद्यालय का शिक्षक, या औपचारिक व्याख्यान देने वाला व्यक्ति।

  • The lecturer taught Indian polity.

professor

A high-ranking university teacher; in British use the top academic rank.

विश्वविद्यालय का उच्च पद वाला शिक्षक; ब्रिटिश प्रयोग में सर्वोच्च शैक्षणिक पद।

  • The professor wrote many books.

teacher

A general word for anyone who teaches, especially at a school.

पढ़ाने वाले किसी भी व्यक्ति के लिए सामान्य शब्द, विशेषकर विद्यालय में।

  • My teacher gave me a book.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

teacher professor academic tutor speaker speech-maker

§Grammar and usage

A lecturer in a subject (a lecturer in physics) and a lecture on a topic (a lecture on climate change).

किसी विषय के व्याख्याता के लिए lecturer in (a lecturer in physics) और किसी विषय पर व्याख्यान के लिए lecture on (a lecture on climate change) सही है।