Synonyms of villagers

villagers

noun

plural of villager

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• citizens
• residents
• inhabitants
• townsmen
• natives
• townspeople
• burghers
• occupants
• towns
• residers
• townies
• townsfolk
• dwellers
• habitants
• nationals
• townswomen
• denizens
• cliff dwellers
• subjects
• suburbanites
• urbanites

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• visitors
• foreigners
• tourists
• guests
• aliens
• noncitizens
• transients
• nonnatives
• gownsmen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of villagers

Dozens of Nepali villagers who were stranded by the deadly floods lined up for days to return home via a makeshift zip line on Friday. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

In a moment, Vicente, who is in his early 60s, will join dozens of other villagers by the side of the main road who have gathered to watch stage nine of the Vuelta a España pass through. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

That includes specialized medical care for villagers or putting in volunteer time at orphanages. — Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

In southern India, for example, villagers are allowing – and even paying – herders to use their land in exchange for dung, the natural fertilizer that farmers need to produce higher-value organic crops. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

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