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
All the villagers were just so warm with us.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 May 2026
Pema Wangdu’s main teacher, Pema Döndrub, also from Nubri, describes a visit to a neighboring valley in which an official asks local villagers to bring the lama and his entourage some chang.
—Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
The Mamanuca Environmental Society’s team, which includes tourist operators and villagers, has its own initiatives to plant mangroves.
—Michelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Benue has been a hot spot for armed violence in Nigeria's northern region where armed gangs often target remote villagers and travelers with violent killings and kidnapping for ransom.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 May 2026
Pema Wangdu’s main teacher, Pema Döndrub, also from Nubri, describes a visit to a neighboring valley in which an official asks local villagers to bring the lama and his entourage some chang.
—Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
The Mamanuca Environmental Society’s team, which includes tourist operators and villagers, has its own initiatives to plant mangroves.
—Michelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Benue has been a hot spot for armed violence in Nigeria's northern region where armed gangs often target remote villagers and travelers with violent killings and kidnapping for ransom.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for villager
Noun
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The melting pot implied that citizens gradually shed the distinctiveness of their traditions in order to become fully American.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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On the one hand, the court was being asked to overturn the results of a state constitutional referendum in which the citizens of Virginia voted to allow partisan gerrymandering.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Data from travel booking platform TrainPal shows that in April, purchases by UK residents of Eurostar tickets to France jumped 42% month-over-month and rose 25% year-over-year.—
,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The system, which serves 100,000 residents in Iowa City and its surrounding, mostly rural communities, typifies the challenges most libraries face.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villager. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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