as in citizens
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 film, which Jacir has spent eight years developing, centers on a group of Palestinian villagers whose lives are upended by British occupation, tracing the birth of a national movement that reverberates through generations.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Those few villagers who miraculously lived were rendered unconscious.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The first Universal Frankenstein movie to be produced after James Whale’s masterful diptych loses Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein, jumping ahead to his adult son Wolf (Basil Rathbone) returning to his ancestral home, where the resentful villagers give him the cold shoulder.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Warren, Dan’s wife and the on-scene commander aboard the C-130, tuned in to maritime frequencies and made contact with civilian boats shuttling villagers to safety.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit also pledged to assist villagers without power or running water, especially those whose food has spoiled at the start of the winter season.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
The hikers had been trapped at nearly 16,000 feet, according to a report in Jimu News, which added that local villagers and rescue teams had been deployed to clear the roads blocked by snow.
—Larissa Gao, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
Hundreds more are expected to reach the area in stages as villagers and emergency workers clear deep snow from mountain passes.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
As with the enclosures in England and Scotland, villagers were uprooted and dispossessed to make way for sheep and cattle.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Those few villagers who miraculously lived were rendered unconscious.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The first Universal Frankenstein movie to be produced after James Whale’s masterful diptych loses Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein, jumping ahead to his adult son Wolf (Basil Rathbone) returning to his ancestral home, where the resentful villagers give him the cold shoulder.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Warren, Dan’s wife and the on-scene commander aboard the C-130, tuned in to maritime frequencies and made contact with civilian boats shuttling villagers to safety.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit also pledged to assist villagers without power or running water, especially those whose food has spoiled at the start of the winter season.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
The hikers had been trapped at nearly 16,000 feet, according to a report in Jimu News, which added that local villagers and rescue teams had been deployed to clear the roads blocked by snow.
—Larissa Gao, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
Hundreds more are expected to reach the area in stages as villagers and emergency workers clear deep snow from mountain passes.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
As with the enclosures in England and Scotland, villagers were uprooted and dispossessed to make way for sheep and cattle.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villagers
Noun
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Regional countries have begun to act against the crime flourishing inside Cambodia’s borders that has ensnared their citizens.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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If local housing development is allowed to continue on its current trajectory, houses in Gastonia will become completely unattainable for most of our residents.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Villagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villagers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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