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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One villager who will not be returning is Gisèle Pelicot.
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Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
Some 230 generations after a great environmental disaster, villagers who have long fished or hunted elk find themselves once again forced to decamp from their homes in the face of a terrifying change.
—Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
When Korea was an agrarian society, villagers would march to neighboring villages, playing their unique music to help each other work during the harvest season.
—Arin Yoon, NPR, 17 Sep. 2024
The villagers react to this incursion in ways ranging from delight to disgust.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2024
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Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
Some 230 generations after a great environmental disaster, villagers who have long fished or hunted elk find themselves once again forced to decamp from their homes in the face of a terrifying change.
—Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
When Korea was an agrarian society, villagers would march to neighboring villages, playing their unique music to help each other work during the harvest season.
—Arin Yoon, NPR, 17 Sep. 2024
The villagers react to this incursion in ways ranging from delight to disgust.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villager. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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