Synonyms of villager

villager

noun

ˈvi-li-jər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• citizen
• resident
• townsman
• inhabitant
• burgher
• townspeople
• native
• occupant
• town
• townie
• resider
• dweller
• townsfolk
• habitant
• national
• townswoman
• denizen
• suburbanite
• subject
• cliff dweller
• urbanite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tourist
• visitor
• foreigner
• alien
• guest
• noncitizen
• transient
• nonnative
• gownsman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of villager

As its frightening trailers have shown, Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung and Hoyeon play villagers facing off with a mysterious and violent creature. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

His painting of The Last Supper (1986) shows a group of villagers sitting cross-legged on a rug, surrounding a round table and sharing food from a round tray. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Though the pirates and villagers celebrate the defeat of Wapol, One Piece season 2 ends with Luffy agreeing to help Princess Vivi, whose homeland of Alabasta is the target of a dangerous plot hatched by Baroque Works. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Aug. 2026

Kristinka Lazar, for example, used the time as an artistic residency to create a collection of paintings called The Gift of Being Seen, featuring 45 portraits of local villagers. — Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026