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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After an altercation with the villagers, the convoy left and came under fire from a neighboring village that left 16 government fighters dead. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025 The Druze villagers, members of a religious offshoot of Islam that comprises about 3% of Syria’s population, have grave cause for concern. Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025 No Other Land offers a ground level view of life for Palestinian villagers in the rural Masafer Yatta area of the West Bank, who face the constant threat of expulsion from the Israel Defense Forces and frequent attacks by Israeli settlers. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025 The Japanese villagers who were evacuated in 1944, as the island geared up for the coming battle, never returned. Hannah Beech, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for villager

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 23 Mar. 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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