sailor
/ˈseɪlə(r)/noun
उच्चारण सेलर
नाविक, मल्लाह
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a person who works on a ship as a member of the crew
नाविक, मल्लाह
- The sailors loaded the ship.
- The old sailor told us stories about storms in the Arabian Sea.
- The sailor climbed up the mast to fix the sail.
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- Many sailors spend months at sea.
- A young sailor was rescued by the coast guard.
- The sailors sang old songs on the deck at night.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
sailor: countable noun
A sailor is any person who works on a ship or sails for pleasure. The plural is sailors, and the word is not gender-specific in modern use.
'Sailor' वह व्यक्ति है जो जहाज़ पर काम करता है या शौक़ से नाव चलाता है। Plural 'sailors' है।
- The sailors repaired the net before dawn.
- Radhika's uncle is a sailor in the Indian Navy.
a sailor on / in / of a ship
Use on a ship or in the navy for where a sailor serves. A sailor 'of' the navy is not natural; say 'in the navy'.
सेवा के स्थान के लिए 'on a ship' या 'in the navy' आता है। 'Sailor of the navy' स्वाभाविक नहीं है।
- He served as a sailor on an Indian warship.
- She has many friends who are sailors in the navy.
good / bad sailor (about seasickness)
'A good sailor' is someone who does not get seasick. 'A bad sailor' is someone who does.
'A good sailor' वह है जिसे समुद्री बीमारी नहीं होती। 'A bad sailor' वह है जिसे होती है।
- I am a bad sailor and feel sick on boats.
- My father is a good sailor.
sailor vs. seaman vs. mariner
Sailor is the everyday word. Seaman is the official rank of a crew member, and mariner is a formal or literary word.
'Sailor' रोज़मर्रा का शब्द है। 'Seaman' जहाज़ के चालक-दल के सदस्य का आधिकारिक पद है और 'mariner' औपचारिक या साहित्यिक शब्द है।
- The old mariner told a tale of the sea.
+Collocations 4
adjective + sailor
experiencedbraveseasonedyoungskilled
- An experienced sailor can read the weather from the clouds.
verb + a sailor
train aswork asbecomemeethire
- He trained as a sailor at the naval academy.
sailor + noun
suitcapknotsonguniform
- The child wore a sailor suit for the fancy-dress show.
noun + sailor
navymerchantSundayyachtfishing
- He was a merchant sailor for twenty years.
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- The sailors lowered the sails as the storm came near.
तूफ़ान पास आते ही नाविकों ने पाल नीचे कर दिए।
- Radhika wrote an essay on the life of a sailor.
राधिका ने एक नाविक के जीवन पर निबंध लिखा।
- Old sailors know how to find the way by the stars.
बूढ़े नाविक तारों से रास्ता खोजना जानते हैं।
- The sailor sent a letter to his family from every port.
नाविक हर बंदरगाह से अपने परिवार को पत्र भेजता था।
- She is not a good sailor, so she avoids long boat rides.
उसे नाव की यात्रा में जी मिचलाता है, इसलिए वह लंबी नाव-यात्राओं से बचती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Sailor, seaman and mariner all refer to people who work at sea, with differences in style and rank.
Sailor, seaman और mariner समुद्र में काम करने वालों के लिए हैं, पर शैली और पद में अंतर है।
The everyday word for a person who sails or works on a ship.
जहाज़ पर काम करने या नाव चलाने वाले के लिए रोज़मर्रा का शब्द।
- The sailor waved from the deck.
Often an official term for a rank or crew member.
प्रायः पद या चालक-दल के सदस्य के लिए आधिकारिक शब्द।
- He is a seaman on a cargo ship.
Formal or literary; an experienced sailor.
औपचारिक या साहित्यिक; अनुभवी नाविक।
- The mariner crossed the ocean alone.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
sail·or
?Which word?
Keep the -or job words: sailor, actor, doctor, author, tailor, editor, governor, professor, conductor.
-or वाले पेशे के शब्द याद रखिए: sailor, actor, doctor, author, tailor, editor, governor, professor, conductor।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who works on a ship is a sailor or mariner; who steers a ship a navigator or helmsman; who is in charge of a ship a captain; a group of sailors on a ship the crew.
जहाज़ पर काम करने वाला sailor या mariner; जहाज़ चलाने वाला navigator या helmsman; जहाज़ का प्रभारी captain; जहाज़ के नाविकों का समूह crew।
General knowledge
The Indian Navy celebrates Navy Day on 4 December.
भारतीय नौसेना 4 दिसंबर को नौसेना दिवस मनाती है।