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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 villagers
The government’s unpopularity in the rural areas and propensity for violence against villagers has opened the door for JNIM to cast itself as a more effective protector.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
Over the years, villagers in Roko-Roko held demonstrations, accusing the mining company of clearing community farmland and contaminating a local spring.
—NPR, 7 May 2026
All the villagers were just so warm with us.
—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
Environmental authorities in Colombia say the mammals pose a threat to villagers who have encountered them in farms and rivers.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Environmental authorities in Colombia say the large mammals pose a threat to villagers who have encountered them in farms and rivers.
—Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
Over the years, villagers in Roko-Roko held demonstrations, accusing the mining company of clearing community farmland and contaminating a local spring.
—NPR, 7 May 2026
All the villagers were just so warm with us.
—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
Environmental authorities in Colombia say the mammals pose a threat to villagers who have encountered them in farms and rivers.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Environmental authorities in Colombia say the large mammals pose a threat to villagers who have encountered them in farms and rivers.
—Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villagers
Noun
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Daniel de Visé Fourteen Spanish citizens who were on the cruise ship afflicted with a hantavirus outbreak have arrived home in Spain.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Arguments in that case, which are also slated for Tuesday, will focus on a campaign seeking to strike the map down at the ballot box through a quirk in Missouri law called the referendum that allows citizens to challenge most laws passed by state lawmakers.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
Noun
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District residents have been blanketed with anti-Bores mailers and texts.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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That program has been moving thousands of residents into hotels and motels, a fourth of whom are in permanent housing.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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“Villagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villagers. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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