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
Syrian officials said one person was killed and warned that such incursions stoke regional tensions, while villagers denied having any ties to Hamas.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
After the typhoon passes, the villagers return to see what remains.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
Donizetti’s popular 1832 comedy is the story of a poor Italian villager named Nemorino who’s in love with the beautiful but unobtainable woman named Adina.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Occasionally, these villagers step onto the mainland themselves, as when the film’s protagonist, the 12-year-old Spike (Alfie Williams), is taken by his father Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) to hunt his first zombie using homemade arrows.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
After the typhoon passes, the villagers return to see what remains.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
Donizetti’s popular 1832 comedy is the story of a poor Italian villager named Nemorino who’s in love with the beautiful but unobtainable woman named Adina.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Occasionally, these villagers step onto the mainland themselves, as when the film’s protagonist, the 12-year-old Spike (Alfie Williams), is taken by his father Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) to hunt his first zombie using homemade arrows.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for villager
Noun
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Police received several calls around 7 a.m. from concerned citizens reporting damage to some of the headstones and monuments at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, located at 94 Wall St, according to the Meriden Police Department.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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In March, a Chinese citizen named Sai Keung Tin was sentenced to 30 months in prison for smuggling more than 2,000 turtles from the United States to Hong Kong over about five years, federal prosecutors said.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Kinloch addressed his supporters at a gospel music celebration put on by metro Detroit pastors and musicians at Mount Zion Baptist Church over the weekend, and attended listening sessions with residents who invited him to speak.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The 52-year-old Milwaukee resident, who works in Brown Deer, has been a barber for more than 21 years.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villager. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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