villager

noun

vil·​lag·​er ˈvi-li-jər How to pronounce villager (audio)
: an inhabitant of a village

Examples of villager in a Sentence

the villagers have a reputation for being polite and helpful to the tourists
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Though Smith was charged with four counts of assault for scaring and endangering the villagers, troopers did not say he was involved in his mother’s death. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025 Since then, five villagers Barraza represented were killed. Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 During the 1970s, rural villagers in India, particularly women, responded to the invasion of loggers by embracing trees under threat, in what became known as the Chipko movement. Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025 The already tense trip turns to abject horror when villagers begin getting brutally murdered by a beast in the night. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for villager

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of villager was in 1570

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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villager. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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villager

noun
vil·​lag·​er ˈvil-ij-ər How to pronounce villager (audio)
: a person living in a village

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