messenger
/ˈmesɪndʒə(r)/noun
उच्चारण मेसिन्जर
संदेशवाहक
Core word
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a person who gives a message to somebody or who delivers messages to people as a job
संदेशवाहक
- Don't shoot the messenger.
- A young messenger delivered the invitation to the principal's office.
- The messenger ran all the way to the palace with the news.
+ 2 more examples
- A messenger from the bank brought the documents to our office.
- In the old story, the king sent a messenger to the neighbouring kingdom.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
messenger (countable noun)
A messenger is a person who carries a message or a package. It is countable, and the plural is messengers.
'Messenger' संदेश या पार्सल ले जाने वाला व्यक्ति है। यह countable है और इसका plural messengers है।
- The messenger delivered the letter to the principal.
- Two messengers were sent to the next village.
messenger of sth / messenger from sb
Use of for what the messenger represents and from for who sent him. A messenger of peace brings or stands for peace.
'Messenger of' से पता चलता है कि संदेशवाहक किसका प्रतिनिधित्व करता है और 'from' से किसने भेजा। 'Messenger of peace' शांति का वाहक होता है।
- Gandhiji was a messenger of peace.
- A messenger from the king arrived at dawn.
messenger + noun
Messenger can modify another noun in technical uses, such as messenger bag, messenger RNA or messenger service.
तकनीकी प्रयोगों में 'messenger' दूसरे noun को modify करता है, जैसे messenger bag, messenger RNA, messenger service।
- He carried his books in a messenger bag.
- Messenger RNA carries instructions from the DNA to the cell.
shoot the messenger
To shoot the messenger means to blame the person who brings bad news instead of the cause of it. It is used only as a figure of speech.
'Shoot the messenger' का अर्थ बुरी खबर लाने वाले को दोष देना है, खबर के कारण को नहीं। इसका प्रयोग केवल मुहावरे के रूप में होता है।
- Don't shoot the messenger; I only read out the result.
+Collocations 4
adjective + messenger
specialtrustedroyalfaithfuldivine
- The king sent a trusted messenger to the neighbouring state.
verb + messenger
sendhiretrustkillact as
- He acted as a messenger between the two rival groups.
messenger + noun
bagboyserviceRNApigeon
- Messenger pigeons were once used to carry short notes.
messenger of + noun
peacehopeloveGodspring
- The cuckoo is called the messenger of spring.
“More examples 5
- The messenger ran for ten kilometres to deliver the news of victory.
संदेशवाहक विजय का समाचार पहुँचाने के लिए दस किलोमीटर दौड़ा।
- In biology, messenger RNA is formed from a gene and then moves to the ribosome.
जीव विज्ञान में messenger RNA एक gene से बनता है और फिर ribosome तक जाता है।
- Radhika carried her documents in a black messenger bag.
राधिका अपने दस्तावेज़ काले messenger bag में ले गई।
- Hanuman was Rama's messenger to Sita in the Ramayana.
रामायण में हनुमान सीता के पास राम के संदेशवाहक थे।
- The company uses a private messenger service for urgent legal papers.
कंपनी जरूरी क़ानूनी कागज़ात के लिए निजी कूरियर सेवा का उपयोग करती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a messenger from peace.
✓ He is a messenger of peace.
Use of to say what the messenger stands for; from is for the sender.
संदेशवाहक किसका प्रतिनिधित्व करता है यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है; 'from' भेजने वाले के लिए है।
✗ The messenger brought a good news.
✓ The messenger brought good news.
News is uncountable and does not take a or an.
'News' uncountable है और इसके साथ a या an नहीं आता।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Shoot the messenger (blame the person who brings bad news).
Idiom 'shoot the messenger' (बुरी ख़बर लाने वाले को दोष देना)।