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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The film, which Jacir has spent eight years developing, centers on a group of Palestinian villagers whose lives are upended by British occupation, tracing the birth of a national movement that reverberates through generations. Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025 Those few villagers who miraculously lived were rendered unconscious. Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 The first Universal Frankenstein movie to be produced after James Whale’s masterful diptych loses Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein, jumping ahead to his adult son Wolf (Basil Rathbone) returning to his ancestral home, where the resentful villagers give him the cold shoulder. Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025 Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Warren, Dan’s wife and the on-scene commander aboard the C-130, tuned in to maritime frequencies and made contact with civilian boats shuttling villagers to safety. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 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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