as in citizen
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis
the villagers have a reputation for being polite and helpful to the tourists
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Recent Examples of villager
In 2014, the regional nonprofit group SOS Sahel came to Barkadroussou and taught villagers to stabilize the dunes by building palisades of palm fronds.
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Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
The newcomers looked like aliens to the villagers.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
In Niata, do-Kasandrinos says villagers rose with the sun and spent most of their days outdoors, not as a wellness practice, just as a function of how life worked.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The next morning at dawn the priest holds a mass for the villagers, but the police come hunting for him, arriving just as the mass finishes.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
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Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
The newcomers looked like aliens to the villagers.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
In Niata, do-Kasandrinos says villagers rose with the sun and spent most of their days outdoors, not as a wellness practice, just as a function of how life worked.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The next morning at dawn the priest holds a mass for the villagers, but the police come hunting for him, arriving just as the mass finishes.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for villager
Noun
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The activists, all of whom were Kazakh nationals, protested near the border with China in November, burning Chinese flags and portraits of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and calling for the release of a Kazakh citizen detained in Xinjiang last year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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City leaders, community organizations, the NAACP, and private citizens should come together immediately to ensure that a permanent, dignified headstone is placed at his grave.—
Olivia Almagro,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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Greenhaven had racked up years of health violations, including from letting untrained workers administer medications, lacking enough employees to care for people with dementia, and neglecting a resident who smeared feces over his body, bed, floor, and bathroom, the notice said.—
Jordan Rau,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Chicago Heights resident did take more than a year off from a nursing program at Rasmussen University to get the migraines under control and was already dealing with a thyroid problem.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villager. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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